Tobacco control and gender in south-east Asia. Part II: Singapore and Vietnam

Health Promotion International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-380

  Morrow, Martha ^a   Barraclough, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Policy; Singapore; Tobacco control; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRODUCT LABELING; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; SOCIAL MARKETING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; VIETNAM;

EID: 0348148748     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dag403     Document Type: Review

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