Widespread inequalities in smoking & smokeless tobacco consumption across wealth quintiles in States of India: Need for targeted interventions

Widespread inequalities in smoking & smokeless tobacco consumption across wealth quintiles in States of India: Need for targeted interventions

Background & objectives: India is a large country with each State having distinct social, cultural and economic characteristics. Tobacco epidemic is not uniform across the country. There are wide variations in tobacco consumption across age, sex, regions and socio-economic classes. This study wa...

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Main Authors: J S Thakur, Shankar Prinja, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Saroj Kumar Rana, Dhirendra Narain Sinha, Poonam Khetarpal Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Control - India - socio-economic - tobacco
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2015;volume=141;issue=6;spage=789;epage=798;aulast=Thakur

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