Knowledge and attitude about antismoking legislation in Morocco according to smoking status;Connaissances et attitudes concernant la législation antitabac au Maroc en fonction du statut tabagique

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-302

  Tachfouti, N ^a   El Rhazi, K ^a   Berraho, M ^a   Benjelloun, M C ^b   Slama, K ^c   Nejjari, C ^a  

^a Clinical Research and Community Health   (Morocco)

^b HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOROCCO; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79955864867     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.4.297     Document Type: Article

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