Time for setting a good example: Physicians, quit smoking now

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 379-381

  Sela, En Ami ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti smoking legislation; Role model; Smoking physicians; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84881526423     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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