Smokeless and combustible tobacco use among 148,944 South Asian adults: a cross-sectional study of South Asia Biobank

• Main Authors: Wubin Xie (Author), Malay Kanti Mridha (Author), Anaya Gupta (Author), Dian Kusuma (Author), Awais Muhammad Butt (Author), Mehedi Hasan (Author), Soren Brage (Author), Marie Loh (Author), Khadija Irfan Khawaja (Author), Rajendra Pradeepa (Author), Vinita Jha (Author), Anuradhani Kasturiratne (Author), Prasad Katulanda (Author), Ranjit Mohan Anjana (Author), John C Chambers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Tobacco use, in both smoking and smokeless forms, is highly prevalent among South Asian adults. The aims of the study were twofold: (1) describe patterns of SLT and combustible tobacco product use in four South Asian countries stratified by country and sex, and (2) assess the r...