Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 333-340 , May 2007

Smoking habits and associated factors among Greek physicians

  • A. Sotiropoulos

      Affiliations

    • Third Department of Internal Medicine, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece
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  • A. Gikas

      Affiliations

    • Health Centre of Salamis, Salamis, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +302102286830; fax: +302104650150.
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  • E. Spanou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Residency in General Practice, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece
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  • D. Dimitrelos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Residency in General Practice, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece
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  • F. Karakostas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Residency in General Practice, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece
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  • E. Skliros

      Affiliations

    • Health Centre of Nemea, Nemea, Greece
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  • O. Apostolou

      Affiliations

    • Third Department of Internal Medicine, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece
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  • P. Politakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Residency in General Practice, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece
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  • S. Pappas

      Affiliations

    • Third Department of Internal Medicine, ‘Saint Panteleimon’ General Hospital of Nikea, Nikea-Pireaus, Greece

Received 6 December 2005 ,Revised 3 September 2006 ,Accepted 11 October 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00322-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.10.013

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 333-340 , May 2007

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