Persistent disparities in smoking among rural Appalachians: evidence from the Mountain Air Project

• Main Authors: Kathryn Cardarelli (Author), Susan Westneat (Author), Madeline Dunfee (Author), Beverly May (Author), Nancy Schoenberg (Author), Steven Browning (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adult smoking prevalence in Central Appalachia is the highest in the United States, yet few epidemiologic studies describe the smoking behaviors of this population. Using a community-based approach, the Mountain Air Project (MAP) recruited the largest adult cohort from Central Ap...