Can tobacco control be transformative? Reducing gender inequity and tobacco use among vulnerable populations

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 792-803

  Greaves, Lorraine ^a,b  

^a British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Gender transformative; Men; Tobacco exposure; Tobacco use; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH IMPACT; SOCIAL INDICATOR; TOBACCO; WOMENS STATUS;

GENDER BIAS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING REGULATION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; SMOKING; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84892149807     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100792     Document Type: Review

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