
Initiation or cessation: what keeps the prevalence of smoking higher in Quebec than in the rest of Canada?
Author(s) -
Annie Pelekanakis,
Jennifer O’Loughlin,
Thierry Gagné,
Cynthia Callard,
Katherine L. Frohlich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health promotion and chronic disease prevention in canada
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2368-738X
DOI - 10.24095/hpcdp.41.10.05
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , smoking cessation , rest (music) , cigarette smoking , gerontology , sociology , pathology
We compared smoking initiation and cessation in Quebec versus the rest of Canada as possible underpinnings of the continued higher cigarette smoking prevalence in Quebec.