The hookah - the Indian waterpipe

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1319-1323

  Ray, Cecily S ^a  

^a HEALIS SEKHSARIA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Disease consequences; Hookah; Second hand smoke; Tobacco use; Youth

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70349139552     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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