Mixed methods pilot study of sharing behaviors among waterpipe smokers of rural Lao PDR: Implications for infectious disease transmission

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2120-2132

  Martin, Robyn ^a   Safaee, Sahar D ^a   Somsamouth, Khamphithoune ^b   Mounivong, Boualoy ^b   Sinclair, Ryan ^a   Bansal, Shweta ^c,d   Singh, Pramil N ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Communicable; Infectious disease; Mode of transmission; Person to person; Waterpipe

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAMBOO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LAOS; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WATERPIPE SMOKER;

LAOS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84878304349     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10062120     Document Type: Article

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