Key findings from the 2009 New Zealand ... - Ministry of Health
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Authors<br />
This report was prepared on behalf <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tobacco Control Team, <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, by<br />
Dr An<strong>the</strong>a Hewitt and Erin Holmes, with statistical analyses conducted by Aloka<br />
Bhattacharya, Dr Deepa Weerasekera and Robert Templeton, <strong>Health</strong> and Disability<br />
Intelligence.<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
Thank you to <strong>the</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong>ers who gave <strong>the</strong>ir time to participate in <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Zealand</strong> Tobacco Use Survey.<br />
The authors are very grateful for comments received <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> external peer reviewers:<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Nick Wilson, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Chris Bullen and Dr Hayden<br />
McRobbie. We are also very grateful for comments received <strong>from</strong> internal <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> peer reviewers: Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Karen Evison, Kylie Mason, Robert<br />
Templeton, Dr Ann Sears, Natalie Talamaivao, Roimata Timutimu, Leonie McCormack<br />
and Dr Niki Stefanogiannis.<br />
Please note: Care must be taken when comparing smoking prevalences, as <strong>the</strong>y may<br />
vary depending on <strong>the</strong> survey type, age range <strong>of</strong> respondents, definition used for smoking<br />
(ie, current or daily smokers) and statistical adjustments (eg, age standardisation).<br />
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