A community based study on the prevalence and factors affecting smoking in Kampong Jenderam Hilir, Sepang, Selangor

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-61

  Rampal, L ^a   Narasimman, S ^a  

^a Universiti Putra Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Duration; Initiation age; Intensity; Prevalence; Quit attempts; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0041520649     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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