Impact of tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: Review of the evidence

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue e2, 2014, Pages e89-e97

  Hill, Sarah ^a   Amos, Amanda ^a   Clifford, David ^a   Platt, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

COMMERCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SMOKE-FREE POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84919674408     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051110     Document Type: Review

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