Cigarette smoking among adolescent females in Pakistan

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1366-1371

  Ganatra, H A ^a   Kalia, S ^a   Haque, A S ^b   Khan, Javaid A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Females; Pakistan; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 37549072635     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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