Socio-economic influence on tobacco use among male youth in Kerala

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 47-60

  Praveen Lal, C J ^a   Nair, Sajini B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Addiction; Family; Habit; Kerala; Male youth; Socio economic influence; Tobacco; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903179401     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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