Tobacco smoking habits among a cross-section of rural Japanese nurses

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 33-37

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Adachi, Yasuko ^b   Mihashi, Mutsuko ^c   Ueno, Chiaki ^b   Ishitake, Tatsuya ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Japan; Nurse; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; JAPAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 33947525612     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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