Economic benefits of achieving realistic smoking cessation targets in Australia

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 321-327

  Magnus, Anne ^a   Cadilhac, Dominique ^a,b   Sheppard, Lauren ^a   Cumming, Toby ^b   Pearce, Dora ^c   Carter, Rob ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751518818     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.191056     Document Type: Article

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