Knowledge, attitude and practices of indian dental surgeons towards tobacco control: Advances towards prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 939-942

  Saddichha, Sahoo ^a   Rekha, Dorothy P ^b   Patil, Basanagouda K ^c   Murthy, Pratima ^a   Benegal, Vivek ^a   Isaac, Mohan K ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c D Y Patil Medical College   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Dental surgeons; Knowledge; Practices; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650715138     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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