Tobacco control and the nursing profession

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Smith, Derek R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 77950175038     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00518.x     Document Type: Editorial

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