Reactions of Nepali adults to warning labels on cigarette packages: A survey with employee and medical students of a tertiary care medical college of western region of Nepal

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2216-2222

  Paudel, Badri ^a   Paudel, Klara ^a   Timilsina, Deepa ^a  

^a Gandaki Medicial College Teaching Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cigarette package; Nepali adults; Reaction; Warning labels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; NEPAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING REGULATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84885191899     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5588.3475     Document Type: Article

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