Health literacy and smoking
Although both population-based and clinical interventions have been successful in lowering rates of smoking in the USA over time, the prevalence of smoking remains considerably higher than the Healthy People 2020 objective of 12% [1]. The latest national study conducted in Iran showed that 25% of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Research & Health |
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| Online Access: | http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-1490-en.pdf |
| Summary: | Although both population-based and clinical interventions have been successful in lowering rates of smoking in the USA over time, the prevalence of smoking remains considerably higher than the Healthy People 2020 objective of 12% [1]. The latest national study conducted in Iran showed that 25% of the population aged 18- 65 years were smokers and age, education, gender, occupation, and marital status variables had a significant relationship with smoking [2]. |
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| ISSN: | 2423-5717 2423-5717 |