Invited commentary: The challenge of tobacco control in China

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1071-1073

  Samet, Jonathan M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; smoking cessation; tobacco control

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; MORTALITY RISK; SMOKING; TOBACCO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

CHINA; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO CONTROL;

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

EID: 84899545698     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu012     Document Type: Review

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