An exploration of the knowledge, attitudes and practice of members of the primary care team in relation to smoking and smoking cessation in later life

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-79

  Kerr, Susan ^a   Watson, Hazel ^a   Debbie Tolson, D ^a   Lough, Murray ^b   Brown, Malcolm ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

later life; primary care team; smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349114101     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423607000084     Document Type: Article

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