To determine the prevalence and predictors of smoking and smokeless tobacco use amongst women in Karachi, Pakistan

N. Sharif, J. Khan (Karachi, Pakistan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tobacco dependence and respiratory disease
Session: Tobacco dependence and respiratory disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1068
Disease area: Airway diseases

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