Smoking: Rates and attitudes among nursing staff in central sydney

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-154

  Rissel, Chris ^a   Hughes, Ann Maree ^a  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Australia; Nurses; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0033187136     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.1999.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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