Knowledge of and practices related to smoking cessation among physicians in Nigeria;Conhecimento e práticas para a cessação do tabagismo entre médicos nigerianos

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1198-1203

  Desalu, Olufemi Olumuyiwa ^a   Adekoya, Adebowale Olayinka ^b   Elegbede, Adetokunbo Olujimi ^c   Dosunmu, Adeolu ^c   Kolawole, Tolutope Fasanmi ^c   Nwogu, Kelechukwu Chukwudi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health knowledge; Nigeria; Physicians; Practice; Smoking cessation; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449095735     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009001200006     Document Type: Article

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