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...
Main Authors: | Indranil Saha, Kamirul Islam, Bobby Paul, Tapas Kumar Som |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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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 |
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