A comparison of tobacco smoking among dentists in 15 countries

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 283-288

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Leggat, Peter A ^a,b  

^a James Cook University ^*

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentist; International; Prevalence; Review; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750178896     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00102.x     Document Type: Review

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