Lam and he respond to "the challenge of tobacco control in China"

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1074-1075

  Lam, Tai Hing ^a   He, Yao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84899519323     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu013     Document Type: Note

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