African-American physicians' and dentists' perceptions of smoking cessation: Solo versus HMO practices

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 114-120

  Braithwaite, Ronald L ^a   Hill, Holly A ^a   Stephens, Torrance T ^a   Resnicow, Ken ^a   Headen, Sandra ^b   Hansen, Amy ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Dentists; HMO; Physicians; Smoking Cessation; Solo Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031089010     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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