Uncovering the relation between betel quid chewing and cigarette smoking in Taiwan

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Wen, C P ^a   Tsai, S P ^b   Cheng, T Y ^a   Chen, C J ^c   Levy, D T ^d   Yang, H J ^e   Eriksen, M P ^f  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Pacific Institute   (United States)

^e MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BETEL NUT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARECA; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 20444418120     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.008003     Document Type: Review

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