Cost effectiveness of a mass media-led anti-smoking campaign in Scotland

Tobacco Control

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 104-110

  Ratcliffe, Julie ^a   Cairns, John ^b,d   Platt, Stephen ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti smoking campaign; Cost effectiveness; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SCOTLAND; SMOKING;

EID: 0031155243     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.6.2.104     Document Type: Article

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