Drug and alcohol counsellors in community health settings reaching smokers from a low socio-economic community
Andi Andronicos A and Helen Achat A B
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A Western Sydney Local Health District, Centre for Population Health, Cumberland Hospital Campus, Locked Bag 7118, Parramatta BC, NSW 2124, Australia.
B Corresponding author. Email: helen.achat@swahs.nsw.gov.au
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 25(2) 147-149 https://doi.org/10.1071/HE13083
Submitted: 27 September 2013 Accepted: 1 May 2014 Published: 3 July 2014
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