Smoking habits of nurses.
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چکیده
There is little debate as to the harmful effects of cigarette smoking on health. Most health workers advise their patients to cease the practice. The impact of the advice is however diluted if it is seen to be ignored by the profess ionals themselves. As nurses play an in creasing role in all levels of health care a survey was undertaken to investigate the smoking habits of two groups of nurses — those operating within the community and those working in institutions. METHODS
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Curationis
دوره 7 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984