Exploring factors influencing smoking behaviour in Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1125-1130

  Cheah, Yong Kang ^a   Naidu, Balkish Mahadir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking behaviour; Determinants; Malaysia; Tobacco policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84873022379     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.4.1125     Document Type: Article

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