Tobacco abuse among school going adolescents in a rural area of West Bengal, India

Adolescents are vulnerable targets of tobacco industry with all consequences of usage. Studies reveal that tobacco abuse is rising in this age group in India. A cross sectional survey was carried out in two coeducational high schools of Anandanagar village of Singur block, Hooghly district, West Ben...

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Main Authors: Anindya Mukherjee, Abhik Sinha, Pranita Taraphdar, Gandhari Basu, Debadatta Chakrabarty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2012;volume=56;issue=4;spage=286;epage=289;aulast=Mukherjee