Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among urban adult men in India: A comparison of slum dwellers vs non-slum dwellers

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-38

  Rooban, T ^a   Joshua, Elizabeth ^a   Rao, Umadevi ^a   Ranganathan, K ^a  

^a RAGAS DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

India; smokeless tobacco; tobacco use; urban slum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OCCUPATION; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; OCCUPATIONS; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864724469     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.99034     Document Type: Review

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