Tobacco smoking in China: Prevalence, disease burden, challenges and future strategies

Respirology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1165-1172

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Ou, Jia Xian ^a   Bai, Chun Xue ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; control; smoking; tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMENTIA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 80155180538     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02062.x     Document Type: Review

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