Tobacco: Public perceptions and the role of the industry

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Simpson, David ^a   Lee, Sue ^a  

^a Intl Agency on Tobacco and Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public perception; Smoking risks; Tobacco control policy; Tobacco industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038576345     PISSN: 09641998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-985X.00271     Document Type: Article

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