Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and Associated Risk Factors among Adolescents in Hamadan City, West of Iran In 2010.
Background: Most people start smoking during teenage years. There is an increasing trend in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among children and adolescents in recent years. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of cigarette smoking and associated risk factors among high-s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Research in Health Sciences Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 31 - 38 |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health
Jan2012
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