Self-reported tobacco use, knowledge on tobacco legislation and tobacco hazards among adolescents in rural Kerala State

• Hoofdauteurs: Radhakrishnan Jayakrishnan (Auteur), Seema Geetha (Auteur), Bhaskarapillai Binukumar (Auteur), Sreekumar (Auteur), Kamala Lekshmi (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Context: Tobacco consumption initiated during the adolescent period is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of fatal diseases in adulthood. Information on tobacco use and awareness regarding tobacco legislation and hazards among adolescents in rural Kerala is limited. Aims: To assess the prevalen...