Prevalence and determinants of khat (Catha edulis) chewing among high school students in eastern ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

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Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Reda, Ayalu A ^a   Moges, Asmamaw ^a,b   Biadgilign, Sibhatu ^c   Wondmagegn, Berhanu Y ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 84859121132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033946     Document Type: Article

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