Smoking among hospital doctors in Israel and their attitudes regarding anti-smoking legislation

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 285-288

  Samuels, N ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health education; Hospital doctors; Legislation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LAW; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RADIOLOGIST; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SURGEON;

EID: 0030756399     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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