The global epidemiology of tobacco and related chronic diseases

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-201

  Mackay, J ^a  

^a World Lung Foundation   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Global public health; Tobacco; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WORLD HEALTH;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84858149506     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.01.027     Document Type: Article

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