Prevalence of smoking and associated risk factors among medical professionals in hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan
Background: Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality in developed countries where at least one in four adults smoke cigarettes. Healthcare providers who smoke are less likely to advise patients to quit smoking. The aim of this study is to find out the freq...
Main Author: | Mubashir Zafar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=4;spage=457;epage=462;aulast=Zafar |
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