Heated tobacco products- well known or well understood? A national cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitudes and usage in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Hammad Atif Irshad (Author), Hamzah Jehanzeb (Author), Sajjan Raja (Author), Umair Saleem (Author), Wamiq Ali Shaikh (Author), Akmal Shahzad (Author), Atiqa Amirali (Author), Nousheen Iqbal (Author), Javaid Ahmed Khan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are reshaping the tobacco industry and just recently, a plan was sought to regularize HTPs in Pakistan. Pakistan provides an intriguing case study in this context, as tobacco use is deeply ingrained in public use. To ensure that future evidence-base...