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Article: Prevalence and characteristics of hardcore smokers in Hong Kong
Title | Prevalence and characteristics of hardcore smokers in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/ |
Citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2017, v. 23 n. 3, suppl. 2, p. 4-9 How to Cite? |
Abstract | 1. The proportion of hardcore smokers among male and female smokers increased from 2005 to 2008. This indicates that a smoking habit is becoming more ingrained among smokers in Hong Kong, regardless of gender.
2. A demographic profile of hardcore smokers reveals that they are less likely to be aware of existing smoking cessation services. This suggests a need to strengthen the existing cessation services for the whole smoking population, in particular hardcore smokers.
3. Although the implementation of smoke-free legislation may have provided an environment to reduce social smoking in the community, it appears that the determination of Hong Kong’s smoking population is driven by psychosocial factors. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246921 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.261 |
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dc.contributor.author | Leung, DYP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, SSC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-18T08:19:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-18T08:19:25Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2017, v. 23 n. 3, suppl. 2, p. 4-9 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1024-2708 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246921 | - |
dc.description.abstract | 1. The proportion of hardcore smokers among male and female smokers increased from 2005 to 2008. This indicates that a smoking habit is becoming more ingrained among smokers in Hong Kong, regardless of gender. 2. A demographic profile of hardcore smokers reveals that they are less likely to be aware of existing smoking cessation services. This suggests a need to strengthen the existing cessation services for the whole smoking population, in particular hardcore smokers. 3. Although the implementation of smoke-free legislation may have provided an environment to reduce social smoking in the community, it appears that the determination of Hong Kong’s smoking population is driven by psychosocial factors. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Hong Kong Medical Journal | - |
dc.rights | Hong Kong Medical Journal. Copyright © Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.title | Prevalence and characteristics of hardcore smokers in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, SSC: scsophia@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, SSC=rp00423 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 279588 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 23 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3, suppl. 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 9 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1024-2708 | - |