Trends of smokeless tobacco use among adults (aged 15-49 Years) in Bangladesh, India and Nepal

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 6561-6568

  Sinha, Dhirendra N ^a   Rizwan, S A ^b   Aryal, Krishna K ^c   Karki, Khem B ^c   Zaman, Mostafa M ^a   Gupta, Prakash C ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b VELAMMAL MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Nepal Health Research Council   (Nepal)

^d HEALIS SEKHSARIA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

National surveys; Prevalence; Smokeless tobacco; South East Asia; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO USE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO USE; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944463605     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.15.6561     Document Type: Article

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