The tobacco endgame in hong kong: Public support for a total ban on tobacco sales

Tobacco Control

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 162-167

  Wang, Man Ping ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^b   Chan, Sophia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMERCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923225378     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051092     Document Type: Article

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