Quit smoking behaviours and intentions and hard-core smoking in New South Wales

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-60

  Walsh, Raoul A ^a   Paul, Christine L ^a   Tzelepis, Flora ^a   Stojanovski, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hard core smoking; Quitting; Quitting continuum; Smoking cessation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 33745737961     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he06054     Document Type: Article

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