Prevalence and predictors of smoking in Pakistan: Results of the National Health Survey of Pakistan

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-208

  Ahmad, Khabir ^a   Jafary, Fahim ^b   Jehan, Imtiaz ^a   Hatcher, Juanita ^a   Khan, Abdul Qayum ^c   Chaturvedi, Nish ^d   Jafar, Tazeen H ^a,b,e,f  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Section of Nephrology   (Pakistan)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; National Health Survey; Pakistan; Predictors of smoking; Prevalence of smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 21344473212     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00149831-200506000-00003     Document Type: Review

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