Local health campaigns to reduce lung cancers induced by radon and smoking-Who responds?

Health Policy

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 201-206

  Denman, Antony Roger ^a   Timson, Karen ^b   Shield, George ^b   Groves Kirkby, Christopher John ^a   Rogers, Stephen ^b   Campbell, Jackie Ann ^a   Phillips, Paul Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Northamptonshire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public health policy; Radon; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADON; SMOKING CESSATION; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350597517     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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