Prevalence of physical nicotine dependence and its determinants among tobacco users in the rural field practice area of a tertiary care hospital in Tamil Nadu, India

Background: Tobacco is the major cause of preventable death globally, which kills one person prematurely every six seconds. In India, around 46.9% of men and women aged 15 years and above use any kind of tobacco, according to NFHS-5. Tobacco use for longer duration with increased frequency is often...

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Main Authors: Jamine Sharmila, J Anugraha, R Umadevi, Anantha Easwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2024;volume=49;issue=1;spage=170;epage=174;aulast=Sharmila