Smoking, respiratory disease and health service utilisation: The paradox

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 483-490

  Adab, Peymané ^a   McGhee, Sarah M ^b   Hedley, Anthony J ^b   Lam, Tai Hing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health services; Hong Kong; Need and demand; Smoking

Indexed keywords

SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; POLICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOM;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ODDS RATIO; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 8644254939     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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