The national "Smoking Cessation Clinics" program in the Republic of Korea: Socioeconomic status and age matter

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6919-6924

  Kim, Hyoshin ^a   Oh, Jin Kyoung ^b   Lim, Min Kyung ^b   Jeong, Bo Yoon ^b   Yun, E Hwa ^b   Park, Eun Young ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Behavioral counseling; Nicotine replacement therapy; Smoking cessation clinics; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGNOSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892447456     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.11.6919     Document Type: Article

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