Hardcore smoking after comprehensive smoke-free legislation and health warnings on cigarette packets in Hong Kong

Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-56

  Leung, D Y P ^a,b   Chan, S S C ^a   Chan, V ^a   Lam, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hardcore smoking; Smoke free legislation; Tobacco control; Warning labels

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HARDCORE SMOKING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NECESSITY AS A REFRESHMENT; NECESSITY FOR EASING TENSION; NECESSITY FOR KILLING TIME; NECESSITY IN SOCIAL FUNCTION; SMOKING; SMOKING REGULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PACKAGING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947597977     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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