Bidi smoking and health

Public Health

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-127

  Rahman, M ^a   Fukui, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bidi cigarettes; Cancer; Health hazards; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; NICOTINE; TAR;

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CANCER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; SMOKING CESSATION; URBAN AREA;

(SOUTH); ASIA;

EID: 0034072209     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(00)00320-6     Document Type: Article

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