Tobacco use among medical professionals in Kerala, India: The need for enhanced tobacco cessation and control efforts

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2313-2318

  Mohan, Sailesh ^a   Pradeepkumar, A S ^a   Thresia, C U ^a   Thankappan, K R ^a   Poston, W S C ^a   Haddock, C K ^a   Pinkston, Megan M ^a   Muramoto, Myra L ^a   Nichter, Mimi ^a   Nichter, Mark ^a   Lando, Harry A ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Kerala; Medical professionals; Physicians; Tobacco education; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33750067701     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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