Can smoking cessation services be better targeted to tackle health inequalities? Evidence from a cross-sectional study

Health Education Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-101

  Blackman, Tim ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Interventions; Smoking; Worklessness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 43049145497     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896908089388     Document Type: Article

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