Tobacco awareness in three U.S. medical schools

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 101-106

  Schkrohowsky, Joshua G ^b   Kalesan, Bindu ^b   Alberg, Anthony J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Medical education; Nicotine dependent patients; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548393668     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v26n03_11     Document Type: Article

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