Prevalence of smoking among female medical students in Saudai Arabia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4245-4248

  Azhar, Ahmad ^a   Alsayed, Nouf ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Education; Medical students; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia; Smoking; Smoking risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874006487     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4245     Document Type: Article

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