Association of exclusive smokeless tobacco consumption with hypertension in an adult male rural population of India

Association of exclusive smokeless tobacco consumption with hypertension in an adult male rural population of India

Introduction Tobacco consumption is a major source of mortality and morbidity in India. Prevalence of smokeless tobacco (ST) consumption in India is around 20%. Studies have shown increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and an increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events...

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Main Authors: Ambarish Pandey, Nivedita Patni, Sasmit Sarangi, Mansher Singh, Kartavya Sharma, Ananth K Vellimana, Somdutta Patra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2009-10-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:
nicotine
major adverse cardiac event
systolic hypertension
smokeless tobacco
tobacco consumption
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Association-of-exclusive-smokeless-tobacco-consumption-with-hypertension-in-an-adult-male-rural-population-of-India,65961,0,2.html

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