American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 132-136 , August 2009

Home Smoking Bans in an Urbanizing Community in China

  • Ming Ji, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Ming Ji, PhD, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego CA 92182-4162
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  • Ding Ding, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
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  • Melbourne F. Hovell, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
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  • Xiao Xia, MS

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Pinpin Zheng, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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  • Hua Fu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00298-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.019

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 132-136 , August 2009

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