Tobacco use among women in Dharan, Eastern Nepal

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-74

  Niraula, Surya Raj ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chewing; Cross sectional studies; Health; Nepal; Prevalence; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 2942682782     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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