The reactions of patients and doctors in the United Arab Emirates towards smoking

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-92

  Harrison, Ann ^a,b   Qasmool, Aisha Khalifa Bin ^b   Suweidi, Ebtesam Eid A I ^b   Sabet, Khalid Khalfan ^c   Al Mansouri, Khalil ^c   Al Darmaki, Matar ^c   Al Marzouqi, Mohammed Abdulla ^c   Al Taire, Yousef ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; RISK; SMOKING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0029876492     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v15n01_06     Document Type: Article

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