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Factors associated with smoking cessation and smoking cessation interventions in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Sarah S. Monshi and Michael T. Halpern
Saudi Medical Journal February 2019, 40 (2) 119-125; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.2.23904

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