Workplace tobacco cessation program in India: A success story

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 146-153

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

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Contract employees; Focus group discussions; Tobacco cessation; Urine cotinine; Workplace

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOUTH CANCER; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 76149103292     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.58919     Document Type: Article

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