Effects of smoking ban in a general hospital psychiatric unit

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-62

  Iglesias García, Celso ^a,c   Lopez G ^a   Alonso, M J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL VALLE DEL NALÓN   (Spain)

^b Primary Care   (Spain)

^c Centrode Salud Mental de Langreo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health education; Prevention and control; Psychiatric admission; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPAIN;

EID: 39849086204     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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