Why do doctors and medical students smoke when they must know how harmful it is?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-189

  Cattaruzza, Maria Sofia ^a   West, R ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SMOKING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84875976200     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt001     Document Type: Note

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