Smoking cessation intervention in Rural Kerala, India: Findings of a randomised controlled trial

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6797-6802

  Jayakrishnan, Radhakrishnan ^a,c   Uutela, Antti ^b   Mathew, Aleyamma ^c   Auvinen, Anssi ^a   Mathew, Preethi Sara ^c   Sebastian, Paul ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Community approach; India; Intervention; Rural Kerala; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892473555     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.11.6797     Document Type: Article

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