Cardiovascular disease and the global tobacco epidemic: A wake-up call for cardiologists

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 185-192

  Jabbour, Samer ^a   Reddy, K ^b   Muna, Walinjom F T ^c   Achutti, Aloyzio ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d Health Secretariat of Rio do Sul State   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiologist(s); Prevention treatment; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0036888510     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00277-2     Document Type: Article

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