The effect of involuntary job loss on smoking intensity and relapse
Falba T, Teng H, Sindelar JL, Gallo WT. The effect of involuntary job loss on smoking intensity and relapse. Addiction 2005, 100: 1330-1339. PMID: 16128722, PMCID: PMC1351253, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01150.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent smokersBaseline current smokersHistory of smokingWave 2Important health risk factorHealth risk factorsTimes greater oddsFormer smokersOlder smokersPrimary outcomeMore cigarettesSmoking intensityRisk factorsCigarette consumptionGreater oddsRelapseSmokersSmoking quantityOlder AmericansSmokingRetirement StudyWave 1Significant changesInvoluntary job lossFinancial hardship