Tobacco control in Bahrain: An overview

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 719-726

  Fadhil, I ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NICOTINE;

BAHRAIN; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GENDER BIAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAHRAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 34547122762     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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