Is government action out-of-step with public opinion on tobacco control? Results of a New South Wales population survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 482-488

  Walsh, Raoul A ^a   Paul, Christine L ^a   Tzelepis, Flora ^a   Stojanovski, Elizabeth ^b   Tang, Anita ^c  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Cancer Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community survey; Environmental tobacco smoke; Policy; Product regulation; Smoking; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC OPINION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BATHING BEACHES; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLITICS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SMOKING; SPORTS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 55049086267     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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