Epidemiology and prevention of tobacco use in Tunisia: A review

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 652-657

  Fakhfakh, Radhouane ^a   Hsairi, Mohamed ^a   Achour, Noureddine ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Health; Tobacco; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TUNISIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 17844405572     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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