Smoking prevention and primary physician's and patient's characteristics

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 710-717

  Azuri, Joseph ^a   Peled, Shlomit ^a   Kitai, Eliezer ^a,b   Vinker, Shlomo ^a  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b Leumit Health Care System   (Israel)

Author keywords

Primary care physician; Smoking cessation; Smoking habits; Smoking prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 70350455615     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.6.8     Document Type: Article

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