Support for tobacco control interventions: Do country of origin and socioeconomic status make a difference

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 777-786

  Moore, Karen ^a   Borland, Ron ^b   Yong, Hua Hie ^b   Siahpush, Mohammad ^c   Cummings, K Michael ^d   Thrasher, James F ^e   Fong, Geoffrey T ^f  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Smoker's attitudes; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors; T obacco; Tobacco regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869225525     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0378-5     Document Type: Article

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