Harm reduction and the medicalisation of tobacco use

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 361-376

  Rooke, Catriona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Medicalisation; Socio technical networks; Tobacco; UK

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM;

ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICALIZATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

ENGLAND; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICALIZATION; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84875662747     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01485.x     Document Type: Article

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