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Social heterogeneity in smoking among African Americans

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ID11034833
AuthorsG King (0000-0002-4695-4032), Grant A King (0009-0001-9379-481X, UConn Health), R Bendel, R B Bendel, S R Delaronde, Steven Delaronde
Year1998
Volume88
Issue7
Pages1081-1085
Publication date1998-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.88.7.1081
PMID9663158
OpenAlexW2043458111
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited18

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effects of sociodemographic variables on the smoking behavior of African Americans. METHODS: Data for 14,397 African-American respondents (18-64 years old) to the National Health Interview Survey in the years 1990 through 1993 were examined in multivariate models. RESULTS: Age was the strongest predictor of smoking, and men were at least 1.75 times as likely as women to be smokers (P

African american · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Multivariate analysis · National Health Interview Survey · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Smoking prevalence · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,21
Citation span1997 - 2021 (25)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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