Tomintz, Melanie N. and Clarke, Graham P. and Rigby, Jan
(2008)
The geography of smoking in Leeds: estimating
individual smoking rates and the implications
for the location of stop smoking services.
Area, 40 (3).
pp. 341-353.
ISSN 0004-0894
Abstract
Smoking is an important and topical health issue in the UK. In Leeds, the target is to
reduce smoking prevalence by 9 per cent by 2010. However, a key unknown is the likely
distribution of smokers across the city. This paper aims to estimate individual smoking
rates using microsimulation and hence evaluate the performance of established stop
smoking services, e.g. how well do they serve local areas and to what extent does
attendance vary between service point locations? Location-allocation modelling is
employed to test various location scenarios and provide insight into where to optimally
place centres.
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