An international review of tobacco smoking among dental students in 19 countries

International Dental Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 452-458

  Smith, Derek R ^a,c   Leggat, Peter A ^a,b  

^a James Cook University ^*

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Dental student; International; Prevalence; Review; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049178795     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2007.tb00149.x     Document Type: Article

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