Reducing occupation-based disparities related to tobacco: Roles for occupational health and organized labor

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-179

  Barbeau, Elizabeth M ^a,b   McLellan, Deborah ^a   Levenstein, Charles ^c   DeLaurier, Gregory F ^c   Kelder, Graham ^a   Sorensen, Glorian ^a,b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health protection health promotion; Occupational health; Organized labor; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOBACCO;

HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; ROLE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4043072204     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20026     Document Type: Review

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