Gender and locality differences in tobacco prevalence among adult Bangladeshis.

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Published in Tob Control on August 13, 2009

Authors

M S Flora1, C G N Mascie-Taylor, M Rahman

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1: NIPSOM, Dhaka, Bangladesh. flora@citechco.net

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