Medical students and tobacco in 2004: A survey in Sousse, Tunisia

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 328-332

  Harrabi, Imed ^a   Ghannem, H ^a   Kacem, M ^a   Gaha, R ^a   Ben Abdelaziz, A ^a   Tessier, J F ^b  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Medical students; Smoking; Tobacco; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 33645225811     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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