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Smoking Prevalence, Attitude, Knowledge and Practice Among Applied Medical Sciences Saudi Students in King Abdalaziz University

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  • Shehab M Abd El Kader

    (Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ahmed A Al Ghamdi

    (Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary Disorders and Geriatrics, Cairo University, Egypt)

Abstract

Background: Smoking is one of the major causes of death as and it has been predicted to cause the deaths of 10 million per year by 2020 worldwide. However, In Saudi Arabia, tobacco consumption is a major public health problem, with increasing use among adolescents.

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  • Shehab M Abd El Kader & Ahmed A Al Ghamdi, 2018. "Smoking Prevalence, Attitude, Knowledge and Practice Among Applied Medical Sciences Saudi Students in King Abdalaziz University," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(4), pages 103-111, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijoprs:v:2:y:2018:i:4:p:103-111
    DOI: 10.19080/IJOPRS.2018.02.555595
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    1. Gfroerer, J.C. & Greenblatt, J.C. & Wright, D.A., 1997. "Substance use in the US college-age population: Differences according to educational status and living arrangement," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 87(1), pages 62-65.
    2. Shehab M Abd El Kader & Ahmed A Al Ghamdi, 2018. "Smoking Prevalence, Attitude, Knowledge and Practice Among Applied Medical Sciences Saudi Students in King Abdalaziz University," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(4), pages 1-9, February.
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