Tobacco smoking in Egypt: a scoping literature review of its epidemiology and control measures.

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Abstract

According to World Health Organization (WHO) reports, the prevalence of smoking is increasing in many developing countries, including Egypt. The aim of this study is to summarize the published data in the literature about tobacco smoking in Egypt.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): East Mediterr Health J

Title: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit

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ISSN: 1020-3397

ISSN (Print): 1020-3397

Publication date (Electronic): May 03 2018

Volume: 24

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Student Research Unit, Zagazig University, Egypt; Undergraduate students, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

[2 ] Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; NovaMed Medical Research Association, Cairo, Egypt.

[3 ] Student Research Unit, Zagazig University, Egypt; Undergraduate students, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt; Medical Research Group of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.

[4 ] Student Research Unit, Zagazig University, Egypt; Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Article

DOI: 10.26719/2018.24.2.198

PubMed ID: 29748949

SO-VID: 5d4ad3c5-a904-4dda-9aba-5e0934bc6090

Copyright © Copyright © World Health Organization (WHO) 2018. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo).

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Keywords: Egypt,Smoking,control,prevalence,tobacco

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Keywords: Egypt, Smoking, control, prevalence, tobacco

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