Dual use of cigarettes and Swedish snuff (snus) among young adults in Northern Finland

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 768-771

  Hamari, Anna K ^a,b   Toljamo, Tuula I ^c   Kinnula, Vuokko L ^a   Nieminen, Pentti A ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885004246     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks131     Document Type: Article

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