Evaluation of a comprehensive tobacco control project targeting Arabic-speakers residing in south west Sydney, Australia

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-165

  Perusco, Andrew ^a   Poder, Natasha ^b   Mohsin, Mohammed ^c,d   Rikard Bell, Glenys ^e   Rissel, Chris ^b   Williams, Mandy ^b   Hua, Myna ^b   Millen, Elizabeth ^b   Sabry, Marial ^b   Guirguis, Sanaa ^b  

^a Formerly of Sydney   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culturally; Evaluation; Linguistically diverse; Social marketing; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952900618     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq009     Document Type: Article

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