Smoking among Aboriginal health workers: Findings of a 1995 survey in western New South Wales

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 789-791

  Andrews, Bruce ^a,d   Oates, Frank ^b   Naden, Pat ^c  

^a W New S Wales Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b Warren Hospital   (Australia)

^c Gilgandra Hospital   (Australia)

^d Old School Residence   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO;

EID: 0031443730     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01796.x     Document Type: Article

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