Smoking prevalence, attitudes, and perceived smoking prevention and control responsibilities and behaviors among physicians in Jordan

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-413

  Merrill, Ray M ^a   Madanat, Hala ^a   Layton, James B ^a   Hanson, Carl L ^a   Madsen, Camille C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; SMOKING;

EID: 35348950486     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.26.4.g     Document Type: Article

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