Applying an equity lens to tobacco-control policies and their uptake in six Western-European countries

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-280

  Giskes, K ^a   Kunst, A E ^b   Ariza, C ^b   Benach, J ^b   Borrell, C ^b   Helmert, U ^b   Judge, K ^b   Lahelma, E ^b   Moussa, K ^b   Ostergren, P O ^b   Patja, K ^b   Platt, S ^b   Prattala, R ^b   Willemsen, M C ^b   MacKenbach, J P ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Europe; Policy; Review; Smoking; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADVERTISING; DATABASES; EUROPE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 34250827834     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200132     Document Type: Article

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