Public health measures to reduce smoking prevalence in the UK: How many lives could be saved?

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 251-254

  Lewis, S ^a   Arnott, D ^b   Godfrey, C ^c   Britton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Action on Smoking and Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 23744433882     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.011064     Document Type: Article

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