Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 11 , Pages 1210-1216 , November 2008

Who smokes during pregnancy? An analysis of the German Perinatal Quality Survey 2005

  • S. Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Ludolf-Krehl-Street 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 621 383 9917; fax: +49 621 383 9920.
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  • H. Maul

      Affiliations

    • University Women's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    • ,
  • N. Freerksen

      Affiliations

    • University Women's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
    • ,
  • M. Pötschke-Langer

      Affiliations

    • German Cancer Research Centre, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control

Received 24 October 2007 ,Revised 23 January 2008 ,Accepted 25 February 2008.

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00069-3

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.02.011

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 11 , Pages 1210-1216 , November 2008

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