'Smoke gets in your eyes': A research-informed professional education and advocacy programme

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-146

  Thornton, Judith ^a   Edwards, Richard ^b   Harrison, Roger A ^a   Elton, Peter ^c   Astbury, Nick ^d   Kelly, Simon P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Bury Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blindness; Eye disease; Health promotion; Quality improvement; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EYE DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 35348919674     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm019     Document Type: Article

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