Prevalence of and variables related to smoking among medical students at a university in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil;Prevalência e fatores associados ao tabagismo em estudantes de medicina de uma universidade em Passo Fundo (RS)

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 442-448

  Stramari, Leandro Mazzoleni ^a   Kurtz, Munique ^a   da Silva, Luiz Carlos Corrêa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Prevalence; Smoking; Students, medical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849088222     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000500009     Document Type: Article

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