Trend of tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke among students aged 13-15 years in India and selected countries of the South-East Asia Region

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Sinha, Dhirendra N ^a   Singh, Poonam Khetrapal ^a   Thakur, J S ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84859803674     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.94714     Document Type: Article

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