Smoking behaviour trends among Portuguese physicians: Are they role models? A conference-based survey

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-109

  Ravara, S B ^a,b   Castelo Branco, M ^a,b   Aguiar, P ^c   Calheiros, J M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b CHCB University Hospital   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TREND ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PORTUGAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84891373639     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.08.015     Document Type: Article

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