Betel nut use among first and second generation Bangladeshi women in London, UK

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Núñez de la Mora, Alejandra ^a   Jesmin, Fahmida ^a   Bentley, Gillian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betel nut; Betel nut use prevalence; British Bangladeshi women; Intergenerational differences; Paan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BETEL NUT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ARECA; BANGLADESH; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 34547911081     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9041-2     Document Type: Article

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