Gender and locality differences in tobacco prevalence among adult Bangladeshis

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 445-450

  Flora, M S ^a   Mascie Taylor, C G N ^b   Rahman, M ^c  

^a National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c IEDCR   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049176134     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2008.028142     Document Type: Article

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