Shisha smoking- An Imminent Health Hazard

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 430-431

  Anjum, Qudsia ^a   Ahmed, Farah ^a   Ashfaq, Tabinda ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BLADDER CANCER; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFERTILITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK REDUCTION; SHISHA SMOKING; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; DANGEROUS GOODS; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MARKETING;

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 38449107667     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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