Tobacco consumption among adolescents in rural Wardha: Where and how tobacco control should focus its attention?

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 100-106

  Dongre, A R ^a   Deshmukh, P R ^a   Murali, N ^a   Garg, B S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; India; Medicinal properties; Rural setting; Tobacco product use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 57349105041     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.44065     Document Type: Article

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