Smoking behavior and perception of risk among medical students in Ibadan, Nigeria

Prevention and Control

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-109

  Faseru, Babalola ^a   Barengo, Noël C ^b   Sandström, H Patrick ^c   Omokhodion, Folashade ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Perception; Smoking prevalence; Tobacco policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TAX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845675373     PISSN: 15732088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precon.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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