Tobacco Cessation in India: How Can Oral Health Professionals Contribute?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2383-2391

  Oberoi, Sukhvinder Singh ^a   Sharma, Gaurav ^a   Nagpal, Archana ^b   Oberoi, Avneet ^c  

^a Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Reseach   (India)

^b Oral Medicine and Radiology PDM College of Dental Sciences   (India)

^c Oberoi Dental Clinic and Orthodontic Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Framework convention on tobacco control; Morbidity; Mortality; Tobacco cessation services

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; DENTAL FACILITY; DENTIST; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDIA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO;

COUNSELING; DENTAL OFFICES; DENTISTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDIA; ORAL HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE CESSATION;

EID: 84899054751     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.5.2383     Document Type: Note

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