Assessment of nicotine dependence among smokers in Nepal: a community based cross-sectional study

Assessment of nicotine dependence among smokers in Nepal: a community based cross-sectional study

Background The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) are extensively used methods to measure the severity of nicotine dependence among smokers. The primary objective of the study was to assess the nicotine dependence amongst currently smoking Nepalese po...

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Main Authors: Umesh Raj Aryal, Dharma Nand Bhatta, Nirmala Shrestha, Anju Gautam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2015-08-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
Subjects:
current smoking
FTND
HSI
nicotine dependence
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Assessment-of-nicotine-dependence-among-smokers-in-Nepal-a-community-based-cross-sectional-study,67183,0,2.html

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