Association between smoking and body mass index among males aged 20 years and above: A study in rural Tamil Nadu, South India
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عنوان ژورنال: South East Asia Journal of Public Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2313-531X,2220-9476
DOI: 10.3329/seajph.v4i1.21841