Tobacco use among students aged 13-15 years - Kurdistan region, Iraq, 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 556-559

  Barzani, D ^a   Sarhang, J S ^a   El Awa, F ^b   Warren, C W ^c   Jones, N R ^c   Asma, S ^c   McKnight, L R ^d  

^a Ministry of Health   (Iraq)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IRAQ; MALE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 33646822665     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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