Tobacco compliance check in Hong Kong

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Kan, Ming Yue ^a   Lau, Maggie ^b  

^a Committee on Youth Smoking Prevention ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GOVERNMENT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; COMMERCE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 38849166671     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200701824992     Document Type: Article

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