Effect of a community action program on adult quit smoking rates in rural Australian towns: The CART project

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 118-127

  Hancock, Lynne ^a,b   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^b   Perkins, Janice ^a,b   McClintock, Ann ^c   Howley, Peter ^b   Gibberd, Robert ^b  

^a Hunter Centre for Health Advancement   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Consumer participation; Neoplasm (prevention and control); Smoking; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0035712206     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0798     Document Type: Article

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