Repealing Australia's ban on smokeless tobacco? Hasten slowly

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-49

  Chapman, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROSAMINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOUTH CANCER; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIAL MARKETING; CHEMISTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NITROSAMINES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 42149105119     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01506.x     Document Type: Article

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