Smokers can quit regardless of motivation stage in a worksite smoking cessation programme in Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2193-2198

  Yasin, Siti Munira ^a,b   Retneswari, Masilamani ^b   Moy, Foong Ming ^b   Koh, David ^c   Isahak, Marzuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Malaysian; Motivation; Smoking cessation programme; Stage of change; Worksite

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866294977     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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