Smoking among young urban Malaysian women and its risk factors

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-213

  Manaf, Rosliza A ^a   Shamsuddin, Khadijah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Prevalence; Risk factors; Smoking; Urban; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SMOKING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 44949207283     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539508316973     Document Type: Article

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