A financial case to enable state health jurisdictions to invest in tobacco control

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 539-542

  Girgis, Seham T ^a   Ward, Jeanette E ^a  

^a South Western Sydney Area Hth Serv   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0344442842     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05681.x     Document Type: Article

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