Prevalence and pattern of tobacco use among tribal adolescents: Are tobacco prevention messages reaching the tribal people in India

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-80

  Zahiruddin, Quazi S ^a   Gaidhane, Abhay ^a   Bawankule, Shilpa ^a   Nazli, Khatib ^a   Zodpey, Sanjay ^b  

^a DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Smokeless Tobacco; Smoking; Tobacco Prevention; Tobacco use; Tribal Area

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIDI SMOKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO;

EID: 80054805266     PISSN: 17556783     EISSN: 09746005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.85756     Document Type: Article

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