because the literature shows that cigarette smoking is a major causative factor in the occurrence of chronic illness , lung cancer is becoming more common in women than breast cancer , nurses smoke more than any other group of health care providers and studies have not examined differences of smoking among the associate degree , undergraduate and diploma levels of nursing , this study was designed to examine selected health behaviours and their relationship to cigarette use among alabama senior student nurses , and to determine smoking prevalence by level of educational preparation .
C0006147
nursing
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behaviours