Exclusion of US studies examining social contexts of South Asian tobacco use hampers comprehensive intervention strategies

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-100

  Mukherjea, A ^a   Modayil, M V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Tobacco Control Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84872612025     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.10.015     Document Type: Letter

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