Smoking habits and respiratory symptoms: observations among college students and professionals.
J Indian Med Assoc
; 1996 Feb; 94(2): 55-7
Article
in En
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-102944
ABSTRACT
The study comprising smoking habits among educationally and socially forward class, its impact on respiratory system and response of the said class of people to a questionnaire was undertaken among a random sample of 1188 subjects consisting of students and professionals aged between 15 and 65 years. Results showed that smoking habit was alarmingly high (48.8%) among the students and a little higher (53%) among the professionals. The exact nature and extent of the problem of smoking was not very much clear to all the subjects.
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Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Social Class
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Students
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Universities
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Smoking
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
1996
Type:
Article