The impact of governmental antismoking policy on socioeconomic disparities in cigarette smoking in South Korea

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-269

  Khang, Young Ho ^a   Yun, Sung Cheol ^a   Cho, Hong Jun ^a   Jung Choi, Kyunghee ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 64949087030     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntn036     Document Type: Article

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