Australian tobacco smoking rates by occupation: Results from three National Surveys Conducted between 1989 and 2001

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 125-136

  Smith, Derek R ^a,b   Leggat, P A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Occupation; Prevalence; Smoking; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649097651     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 20493258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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