Association between exposure to household cigarette smoking behavior and cigarette smoking in Hispanic adults: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6046720	Preventive Medicine	2015	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our data suggest that exposure to HCSB in Hispanics/Latinos living in the US is an independent predictor of adult cigarette smoking, and this association appears to be strongest in Cubans and Puerto Ricans.

Keywords

SHS HCHS/SOL HCSB Tobacco use Hispanics Social influences Household Secondhand smoke Latinos cigarette smoking

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Association between exposure to household cigarette smoking behavior and cigarette smoking in Hispanic adults: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Authors

E.L. Navas-Nacher, M.A. Kelley, O. Birnbaum-Weitzman, P. Gonzalez, A.L. Ghiachello, R.C. Kaplan, D.J. Lee, F.C. Bandiera, S.I. Bangdiwala, R.G. Barr, M.L. Daviglus,