Attitudes and behaviour of ophthalmologists to smoking cessation

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 246-250

  Sahu, A ^a,b   Edwards, R ^c   Harrison, R A ^d,e   Thornton, J ^d   Kelly, S P ^b  

^a Bury Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e Bolton Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 39449089075     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702592     Document Type: Article

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