Reducing cancer mortality: Does health promotion work? A discussion paper

Health Education Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 329-346

  Charlton, Anne ^a   Coyne, Ann Marie ^b   Horsley, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Fylde Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Cancer mortality; Health education; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0036947731     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690206100406     Document Type: Article

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