Smoking habits among university students in Florence: Is a medical degree course the right choice?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 429-430

  Lucenteforte, Ersilia ^a,b   Vannacci, Alfredo ^a   Cipollini, Fabrizio ^a   Gori, Alessio ^c   Santini, Laura ^c   Franchi, Giovanna ^c   Terrone, Rosangela ^c   Ravaldi, Claudia ^a   Mugelli, Alessandro ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^d   Lapi, Francesco ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Italian League Against Tumors   (Italy)

^d CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Regional Agency for Healthcare Services of Tuscany   (Italy)

Author keywords

Current smoking prevalence; Medical students; Smoking habits; Tuscany

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77958175610     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.08.009     Document Type: Letter

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