Smoking is a disease and smokers are patients

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 628-629

  Fujiwara, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE PATCH; VARENICLINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MORTALITY; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATHOGENESIS; PROTECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77950683915     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0165     Document Type: Editorial

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