Potential for unintended consequences: The association between smoking and body mass index among public housing residents in Baltimore, MD

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) smokefree rule for public housing may prompt smokers to quit. Cessation, while desirable, can be associated with weight gain, and an excess burden of obesity already exists among public housing residents. Our objectives were to characterize...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Ellison-Barnes, Craig E. Pollack, David Levine, Carl Latkin, Jeanne M. Clark, Kimberly A. Gudzune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335520300413