Prevalence and correlates of smoking among urban adult men in Bangladesh: slum versus non-slum comparison
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Prevalence and correlates of smoking among urban adult men in Bangladesh: slum versus non-slum comparison
BACKGROUND Smoking is one of the leading causes of premature death particularly in developing countries. The prevalence of smoking is high among the general male population in Bangladesh. Unfortunately smoking information including correlates of smoking in the cities especially in the urban slums is very scarce, although urbanization is rapid in Bangladesh and slums are growing quickly in its m...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-149