Prevalence, distribution and correlates of tobacco smoking and chewing in Nepal: A secondary data analysis of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey-2006

Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T ^a,d   Ramakrishnareddy, N ^b   Harsha Kumar, H N ^c   Sathian, Brijesh ^d   Arokiasamy, John T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^e INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Distribution; Epidemiology; Nepal; Socio economic factors; Tobacco consumption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655197737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1747597X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-597X-6-33     Document Type: Article

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