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Access to pocket money and low educational performance predict tobacco use among adolescent boys in Kerala, India

Tobacco use is increasing among adolescents. We conducted this study to find prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among adolescent boys in Trivandrum city, Kerala. Using a two-stage cluster sampling technique, 1323 boys (12-19 years) were selected from 14 schools. Information on tobacco use, ac...

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Main Author: Sailesh Mohan, M.D., M.P.H., P. Sankara Sarma, Ph.D., K.R. Thankappan
Format: Printed Book
Published: Preventive Medicine 41 (2005) 685 - 692 2005
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/00897.pdf
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