University faculty perceptions of the health risks related to cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-130

  Peiper, Nicholas ^a   Stone, Ramona ^a   Van zyl, Riaan ^a   Rodu, Brad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk perceptions; Smokeless tobacco; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RISK; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK; SMOKING; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953907986     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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