Trends in adolescent and young adult smoking in India (2009-2017): patterns and implications

Background and challenges to implementation Smoking initiation is a key driver to understand future trend of the tobacco epidemic. Prevalence data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey(GATS 2009 and 2017) suggest that substantial uptake of smoking occurs after 15 years of age, including among young...

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Main Authors: Pranay Lal, Deepak Sharma, Ashish Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Trends-in-adolescent-and-young-adult-smoking-in-India-2009-2017-patterns-and-implications,84332,0,2.html