Military exceptionalism or tobacco exceptionalism: How civilian health leaders' beliefs may impede military tobacco control efforts

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 599-604

  Smith, Elizabeth A ^a   Malone, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL RIGHTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CIVIL RIGHTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875145055     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301041     Document Type: Article

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