Tobacco smoking by occupation in Australia and the United States: A review of national surveys conducted between 1970 and 2005

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-89

  Smith, Derek R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Australia; Epidemiology; Occupation; Smoking; Survey; Tobacco; United states

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TRADE UNION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 39649096559     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.77     Document Type: Review

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