Smoking prevalence in Italy after the smoking ban: Towards a comprehensive evaluation of tobacco control programs in Europe

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 123-124

  Gorini, Giuseppe ^a   Costantini, Adele Seniori ^a   Paci, Eugenio ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EUROPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LAW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 34548337316     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.06.019     Document Type: Note

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