Prevalence of and factors associated with cigarette smoking among university students: A study from Iran

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Nakhaee, Nouzar ^a   Divsalar, Kouros ^a   Bahreinifar, Sareh ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cigarette; Iran; prevalence; risk factors; tobacco; university students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952634321     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509338730     Document Type: Article

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