Gender differences in patterns and correlates of khat and tobacco use

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1130-1135

  Nakajima, Motohiro ^a   Al'Absi, Mustafa ^a   Dokam, Anisa ^b   Alsoofi, Mohammed ^b   Khalil, Najat Sayem ^c   Habori, Molham Al ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TAIZ UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^c SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; CATHA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CATHA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877827524     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts257     Document Type: Article

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