Tobacco smoking among doctors in mainland China: A study from Shandong province and review of the literature

Tobacco Induced Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Smith, Derek R ^a   Zhao, Isabella ^b   Wang, Lina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Longkou Chinese Medicine Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

China; Chinese; Doctor; Medical; Physician; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84866517681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16179625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1617-9625-10-14     Document Type: Article

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