Prevalence of and factors influencing smoking among medical and non-medical students in Tbilisi, Georgia;Prevalência de tabagismo e fatores que o influenciam em estudantes de medicina e outros universitários em Tbilisi, Geórgia

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 579-584

  Chkhaidze, Ivane ^a   Maglakelidze, Nino ^b   Maglakelidze, Tamaz ^c   Khaltaev, Nikolai ^d  

^a TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

^b Georgia National Center for Disease Control   (United States)

^c Department of Pulmonology   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attitude to health; Medical; Prevalence; Smoking; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889647517     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132013000500008     Document Type: Article

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