Smoking in Italy in 2015-2016: Prevalence, trends, Roll-your-own cigarettes, and attitudes towards incoming regulations

Tumori

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 353-359

  Lugo, Alessandra ^a   Zuccaro, Piergiorgio ^b   Pacifici, Roberta ^b   Gorini, Giuseppe ^c   Colombo, Paolo ^d   La Vecchia, Carlo ^e   Gallus, Silvano ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Cancer Prevention and Research Institute (ISPO)   (Italy)

^d Worldwide Independent Network Gallup International Association (WIN GIA)   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Italy; Roll your own tobacco; Smoke free policy; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); ITALY; MALE; MARKET; PREVALENCE; SMOKING BAN; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027504870     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: 20382529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/tj.5000644     Document Type: Article

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