Nicotine dependence and its correlates among the adult tobacco users in a slum of Burdwan district, West Bengal, India

Background: Tobacco kills half of its users, with smoking and smokeless tobacco killing nearly 6 million people worldwide – one death every 6 s in each year. Use of tobacco over time causes a physical and psychological addiction due to the presence of nicotine. To find out the level of nicotine depe...

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Main Authors: Indranil Saha, Kamirul Islam, Bobby Paul, Tapas Kumar Som
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=813;epage=818;aulast=Saha