Minor access control of Hong Kong under the framework convention on tobacco control

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 204-210

  Kan, Ming yue ^a   Lau, Maggie ^b  

^a 1202 Methodist House   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Access control; Advocacy; Asia; Cigarette; Compliance check; Minors; Smoking; Tobacco retailers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; CLOTHING; COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MINORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 77950921355     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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