Tobacco use among women: Gendered perspective to be included in global tobacco control policies

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 600-602

  van Minh, Hoang ^a   Nga, Thi Quynh ^b  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MARKETING; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77952413011     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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