Has smoking prevalence markedly decreased in New Zealand despite more cigarettes released for sale?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1290, 2009, Pages 76-82

  Laugesen, Murray ^a,b  

^a QSO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64049115925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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