Prevalence and factors associated with current smoking among medical students in coastal South India

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 36, 2011, Pages 233-237

  Ganesh Kumar, S ^a   Subba, S H ^b   Unnikrishnan, B ^b   Jain, A ^b   Badiger, S ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c KSHEMA   (India)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Peer pressure; Prevalence; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEER PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862283524     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v9i4.6335     Document Type: Article

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