Open AccessSmoking among Lebanese medical students: Prevalence and attitudes
Author(s) -
Amanda Chidiac,
Hani Tamim,
Mariam Kanso,
Arafat Tfayli
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.185757
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , public health , smoking cessation , cross sectional study , demography , environmental health , nursing , pathology , sociology
The tobacco epidemic is a major public health threat facing the world. Tobacco dependence is recognized as the greatest preventable cause of disease and death. Medical students are in key position influencing future tobacco cessation programs.