Trends in betel quid chewing behavior in Taiwan - Exploring the relationship between betel quid chewing and smoking

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 407-419

  Wen, Chi Pang ^a   Cheng, Chiu Wen ^a   Cheng, Ting Yuan ^b   Tsai, Min Kuang ^a   Chiang, P O Huano ^a   Tsai, Shan Pou ^c   Chan, Hui Ting ^a   Chang, Yen Chen ^a   Chang, Hsing Y I ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Betel quid chewing; Cigarette smoking; National health interview survey(nhis); Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749138583     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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