Patterns of Use and Perceptions of Harm of Smokeless Tobacco in Navi Mumbai, India and Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Background: Globally, smokeless tobacco use is disproportionately concentrated in low-income and middle-income countries like India and Bangladesh. Objectives: The current study examined comparative patterns of use and perceptions of harm for different smokeless tobacco products among adults and you...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 280 - 288 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Oct-Dec2016
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