Smoking-related respiratory symptoms in Tehran: A cross-sectional study

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 507-514

  Yunesian, Masud ^a   Homayoun Vash, Javad ^a,d   Asghari, Fariba ^a   Foruzanfar, Mohammad Hosein ^a   Hosein Poor, Ahmad Reza ^b   Farhud, Dariush ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Respiratory symptoms; Tobacco smoke

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING HABIT; TELEPHONE; THROAT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449093802     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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