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Tobacco Induced Diseases
Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases 1/2014

Open Access 01-06-2014 | Meeting abstract

Economic crisis and smoking in health professionals in Greece

Authors: Eleni Litsiou, Aikaterini Tsoutsa, Vasiliki Saltagianni, Dimos Fotopoulos, Stavroula Kolokytha, Spyridon Zakynthinos, Paraskevi Katsaounou

Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases | Special Issue 1/2014

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Despite the reduction of consumer disposable income due to the economic crisis which negatively affected tobacco (Euromonitor, 2012), the proportion of smokers in Greece is still the highest among all European Countries (42.0%). This percentage is even high in medical students (35.0%) and professionals [1, 2]. …
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Caleyachetty A, Lewis S, McNeill A, Leonardi-Bee J: Struggling to make ends meet: exploring pathways to understand why smokers in financial difficulties are less likely to quit successfully. Eur J Public Health. 2012, 22 (1): 41-8.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Vardavas CI, Bouloukaki I, Linardakis MK, Tzilepi P, Tzanakis N, Kafatos AG: Smoke-free hospitals in Greece: Personnel perceptions, compliance and smoking habit. TobInduc Dis. 2009, 31 (5): 1-8.
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Title
Economic crisis and smoking in health professionals in Greece
Authors
Eleni Litsiou
Aikaterini Tsoutsa
Vasiliki Saltagianni
Dimos Fotopoulos
Stavroula Kolokytha
Spyridon Zakynthinos
Paraskevi Katsaounou
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Tobacco Induced Diseases / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1617-9625
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-12-S1-A23

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