Pattern of smoking habit among Greek blue and white collar workers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1812-1817

  Rachiotis, George ^a   Karydis, Ioannis ^a   Drivas, Spyros ^b   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Greek Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (ELINYAE)   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Smoking; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

EID: 67649933509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6061812     Document Type: Article

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