Smokeless tobacco use in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 284-291

  Gartner, Coral E ^a   Hall, Wayne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Smokeless tobacco; Tobacco harm reduction

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 77149177964     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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