What has fairness got to do with it? Tackling tobacco among Australia's disadvantaged

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 723-726

  O'Brien, Jon ^a   Salmon, Allison M ^a   Penman, Andrew ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disadvantage; Nicotine; Smoking; Tobacco; Vulnerable population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863826752     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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