Epidemiology and prevention of tobacco use in Tunisia: a review
Preventive MedicinePublished 15 December 2004
Radhouane Fakhfakh, M. Hsaïri, Noureddine Achour
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Proportion of young smokers remaining high, it is expected that the consequences of tobacco addiction in Tunisia in term of mortality will be even heavier in the next two decades if efficient anti tobacco actions are not implemented.
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Proportion of young smokers remaining high, it is expected that the consequences of tobacco addiction in Tunisia in term of mortality will be even heavier in the next two decades if efficient anti tobacco actions are not implemented.
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