Smoking behavior, attitudes, and cessation counseling among healthcare professionals in Armenia
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Smoking behavior, attitudes, and cessation counseling among healthcare professionals in Armenia
BACKGROUND Smoking cessation counseling by health professionals has been effective in increasing cessation rates. However, little is known about smoking cessation training and practices in transition countries with high smoking prevalence such as Armenia. This study identified smoking-related attitudes and behavior of physicians and nurses in a 500-bed hospital in Yerevan, Armenia, the largest ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1028