Hookah smoking in students: Prevalence, pattern of smoking, situational characteristics and motivation of use: Evidence from one Iranian university

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 41-45

  Nakhostin Roohi, Babak ^a   Valizadeh, S ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hookah; Molasses; Student

Indexed keywords

MOLASSES; NICOTINE;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; HOOKAH SMOKING; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RECREATION; SMOKING;

EID: 77954751058     PISSN: 03933660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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