Knowledge, attitudes and the prevalence of smoking among hospital attendants in a developing country

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 231-234

  Khan, Javaid A ^a   Fayyaz Hussain, S ^a   Malik, Amyn ^a   Shamsi, G ^a   Raza, J ^a   Mufti, H ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SCIENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0142074331     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550303300415     Document Type: Article

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