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South African Family Practice Volume 48, 2006 - Issue 9
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Original Articles

The smoking habits, attitudes towards smoking and knowledge regarding anti-smoking legislation of students in institutions of higher learning in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

AA AwoteduDepartment of Internal Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, MthathaCorrespondence[email protected]
, FMCP (Nig), FCCP, FCP (SA-PR),
ER JordaanBiostatistics Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa, Tygerberg
, MSc,
OZB NdukwanaDepartment of Health Promotion, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha
, BACur, BACurHons (UNISA), MPH,
NO FipazaDepartment of Health Promotion, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha
, BSc, MSc(Leeds),
KO AwoteduDepartment of Physiology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha
, BSc Hon, MBBS, FMCGP (Nig),
J MartinezDepartment of Community Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha.
, MD (Havana),
H Foyaca-SibatDepartment of Internal Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha
, MD (Havana) &
MK MashiyiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha
, MBChB; FCP (SA) show all
Pages 14-14d | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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