Tobacco use among School Personnel in Eight North-eastern states of India

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-14

  Sinha, D N ^a   Gupta, P C ^b   Pednekar, M S ^c  

^a School of Preventive Oncology A 27 Anandpuri   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Daily; Grade; Personnel; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SMOKING HABIT; STAFF; TEACHER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 1342327546     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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