Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 480-484 , July 2010

Smoking habits of students of nursing: A questionnaire survey (2004–2006)

  • Daniel Fernandez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León, Oncology Unit, Hospital of León, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Complejo Asistencial de León, Servicio de Oncología (Planta 5ª), Altos de Nava s/n 24701, León, Spain. Tel.: +34 639641067.
    • ,
  • Vicente Martin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of León, Spain
    • ,
  • Antonio José Molina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of León, Spain
    • ,
  • José Manuel De Luis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León, Spain

,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.10.012

Nurse Education Today
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 480-484 , July 2010

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