Anti-tobacco mass media and socially disadvantaged groups: A systematic and methodological review

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 698-708

  Guillaumier, Ashleigh ^a   Bonevski, Billie ^a   Paul, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disadvantaged; Mass media; Smoking; Social marketing; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; RESEARCH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863836788     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00466.x     Document Type: Review

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