Current situation and future challenges of tobacco control policy in Thailand

Tobacco Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-54

  Sangthong, Rassamee ^a   Wichaidit, Wit ^a   Ketchoo, Chittawet ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Ban Danlod Health Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; THAILAND;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 84857033231     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2011.043331     Document Type: Review

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