Validity of self-reported smoking among women hospital staff in tunisia

Tobacco Control

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-

  Fakhfakh, Radhouane ^a   Klouz, Anis ^b   Lakhal, Mohamed ^b   Belkahia, Chalbi ^b   Achour, Noureddine ^a  

^a National Institute of Public Health   (Tunisia)

^b Centre National de Pharmacovigilance   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; TUNISIA; URINE; VALIDATION STUDY;

COTININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; TUNISIA;

EID: 78650606454     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.038661     Document Type: Letter

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