Dental hygienists' self-reported performance of tobacco cessation activities

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-36

  Pau, Allan ^a   Olley, Ryan C ^a   Murray, Sarah ^b   Chana, Baldeesh ^b   Gallagher, Jennifer ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dental hygienist; Tobacco cessation activities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ASSISTANT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958244384     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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