Establishing a model workplace tobacco cessation program in India

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Mishra, Gauravi A ^a   Shastri, Surendra S ^a   Uplap, Pallavi A ^a   Majmudar, Parishi V ^a   Rane, Pallavi S ^a   Gupta, Subhadra D ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Focus group discussions; Health awareness; Oral screening; Tobacco cessation; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PEER PRESSURE; PRECANCER; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70349103330     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.55129     Document Type: Article

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