Reasons for smoking among the teenagers of age 14-17 years in Vikarabad town: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Md Shakeel Anjum (Author), Madipally Kumar Srikanth (Author), P Parthasarathi Reddy (Author), M Monica (Author), K Yadav Rao (Author), A Sheetal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Despite widespread knowledge of the health consequences, tobacco use, especially smoking is common globally. Most of the youngsters become smokers annually and one-third of them are believed to die due to tobacco use. Aim: To assess the various reasons for smoking among teenagers of age...