Open AccessPatient Smoking Cessation Advice by Health Care Providers: The Role of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health
Author(s) -
Thomas K. Houston,
Isabel C. Scarinci,
Sharina D. Person,
Paul Greene
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.039909
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , medicine , smoking cessation , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , demography , cross sectional study , population , health equity , gerontology , public health , environmental health , nursing , pathology , sociology , anthropology
We assessed differences by ethnicity in ever receiving advice from providers to quit smoking. We evaluated whether socioeconomic status and health status were moderators of the association.