Smokeless tobacco consumption among public and heavy load drivers in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

Ibrahim Warsi; Anjum Younus; Abdur Rasheed; Javeria Ahmed; Syed Muhammad Hamza; Rabeea Farooqui; Ambrina Qureshi

doi:10.5897/JPHE2017.0954

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Public Health and Epidemiology

Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2316
DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
Start Year: 2009
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Smokeless tobacco consumption among public and heavy load drivers in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

Ibrahim Warsi

Ibrahim Warsi
Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Anjum Younus

Anjum Younus
Department of Community Dentistry, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Abdur Rasheed

Abdur Rasheed
Department of Research, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Javeria Ahmed

Javeria Ahmed
Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Syed Muhammad Hamza

Syed Muhammad Hamza
Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Rabeea Farooqui

Rabeea Farooqui
Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Ambrina Qureshi

Ambrina Qureshi
Department of Community Dentistry, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Article Number - E72072E66492
Vol.9(11), pp. 292-299 , November 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPHE2017.0954

Received: 12 July 2017
Accepted: 12 October 2017
Published: 30 November 2017

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