Asian smokefree communities: Evaluation of a community-focused smoking cessation and smokefree environments intervention In New Zealand

Journal of Smoking Cessation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-28

  Wong, Grace ^a   Whittaker, Robyn ^b   Chen, Janet ^c   Cowling, Lis ^d   van Mil, Janice ^d   Lim, Sue ^e  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Auckland Regional Public Health Service   (New Zealand)

^d Harbour Health ^*  (New Zealand)

^e WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asian; Evaluation; New Zealand; Smoke free environments; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957865611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18342612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jsc.5.1.22     Document Type: Article

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