Prevalence, patterns and knowledge of effects on health of smoking among medical students in Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1174-1179

  Minhas, H M ^a   Rahman, A ^b  

^a RAWALPINDI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73249116364     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.5.1174     Document Type: Article

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