The social factors implicated in cigarette smoking in a Jordanian community

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 741-744

  Naddaf, A ^a  

^a ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Health disturbances; Nonsmokers; Prevention programs; Smokers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947099945     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.741.744     Document Type: Article

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