Smoking behaviour predicts tobacco control attitudes in a high smoking prevalence hospital: A cross-sectional study in a Portuguese teaching hospital prior to the national smoking ban

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ravara, Sofia B ^a,b   Calheiros, Jose M ^a   Aguiar, Pedro ^c   Barata, Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b EPE Vila Nova de Gaia   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

attitudes; healthcare professionals; hospital; smoke free policies; smoking; smoking ban; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PORTUGAL; SMOKING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PORTUGAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 80053174730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-720     Document Type: Article

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