Why nurses smoke: A review of the literature

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-181

  Rowe, Kathy ^a   Clark, Jill Macleod ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent smoking; Nurses smoking; Student smoking; Women smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN;

EID: 0346242606     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(99)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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