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An epidemological study of smoking at Abbottabad
  BACKGROUND:
Smoking is a type of environmental pollution and is injurious to health. We conducted an epidemiological study of different forms of smoking like cigarette, Hookah (Hubble-Bubble) and cigar in Abbottabad.

METHODS:
600 randomly selected subjects residing in different localities of Abbottabad were included. A specifically designed questionnaire was filled.

RESULTS:
Out of the study population 200 (33%) were found to be smoking.

CONCLUSIONS:
A significant proportion of Abbottabad population smokes. This city is supposed to be a relatively less polluted hill station where a lot of people come for vacations.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    31 December 2001

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • ISSN:

    1025-9589

  • Library of Congress:

    RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    610 Medicine & health

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Jaleel, M., Noreen, R., Hameed, A., Hussain, A., Rauf, S., Ali, L., & Tanoli, T. (2001). An epidemological study of smoking at Abbottabad. Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, 13(1), 34-36

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Keywords

Smoking, health aspects

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