Harvesting the faith on “Local Deities” to make folks in remote villages of Himachal shun Tobacco use!

Harvesting the faith on “Local Deities” to make folks in remote villages of Himachal shun Tobacco use!

Background Over 21 percent of adults in state of Himachal, India, use some form of tobacco. The state cancer hospital receives about 6000 cases every year, with tobacco related mouth cancers at the top. The state of Himachal has banned tobacco products including Gutkha (Chewable smokelessTobacco) an...

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Main Authors:	Archana Phull, Omesh Kumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:	Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:	WCTOH
Online Access:	http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Harvesting-the-faith-on-8220-Local-Deities-8221-to-make-folks-in-remote-villages,84252,0,2.html

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