Attitudes of general dentists about smoking cessation and prevention in child and adolescent patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 035-043

  Wyne, Amjad Hussain ^a   Chohan, Arham Nawaz ^a   Al Moneef, Majad M ^b   Al Saad, Ahmed S ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b King Saud University College of Dentistry ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; General dentists; Smoking cessation prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SMOKING CESSATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GENERAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COUNSELING; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 33644929996     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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