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Published in: Tobacco Induced Diseases 1/2014

Open Access 01-06-2014 | Meeting abstract

Comparing smoking habits and tobacco-related education between Canadian and Greek medical students

Authors: Georgios-Marios Pantsidis, Dimitra-Iosifina Papageorgiou, Demosthenes Bouros

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

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According to a survey on Canadian medical students’ smoking habits and beliefs, the key results show that the prevalence of smoking among the future healthcare professionals is high and they lack of tobacco-related education [1]. Last year a similar survey was conducted at Democritus University of Thrace [2]. Its findings show that there is difference in smoking habits between the two students’ groups, but their tobacco-related education is equally poor. …
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1.
Vanderhoek AJ, Hammal F, Chappell A, Wild TC, Raupach T, Finegan BA: Future physicians and tobacco: An online survey of the habits, beliefs and knowledge base of medical students at a Canadian university. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 2013, 11 (1): 9-10.1186/1617-9625-11-9.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Pantsidis GM, Papageorgiou DI, Bouros D: Smoking habits, attitudes and training among medical students of the Democritus University οf Thrace. Pneumon. 2012, 25: 208-218.
Metadata
Title
Comparing smoking habits and tobacco-related education between Canadian and Greek medical students
Authors
Georgios-Marios Pantsidis
Dimitra-Iosifina Papageorgiou
Demosthenes Bouros
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-A5

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