A study on smoking habits among slum dwellers and the impact on health and economics

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 492-498

  Sur, Dipika ^a   Mukhopadhyay, S P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Cost implications; Disease burden; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PEPTIC ULCER; POVERTY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SLUM DWELLER; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 39149134924     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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