Hookah Smoking: Characteristics, behavior and perceptions of youth smokers in Pune, India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4319-4323

  Kakodkar, Pradnya V ^b   Bansal, Shruti S ^a  

^a DR D Y PATIL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Harmful effects; Hookah smoking; India; Perceptions; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885440537     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.7.4319     Document Type: Article

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