Predicting the future prevalence of cigarette smoking in Australia: How low can we go and by when?

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-189

  Gartner, C E ^a   Barendregt, J J ^a   Hall, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649822066     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2008.027615     Document Type: Article

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