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Autore |
Jiloha R. C |
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Titolo |
Tobacco use : health and behaviour / / R.C. Jiloha |
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New Delhi, : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07425-3 |
9786612074257 |
81-224-2649-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (405 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tobacco use - Health aspects - India |
Nicotine addiction - Treatment - India |
Smoking cessation - India |
Tobacco use - Health aspects |
Nicotine addiction - Treatment |
Smoking cessation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. History of Tobacco Use: New World's Revenge; Chapter 2. Global Trends in Tobacco Use; Chapter 3. Tobacco: Cultivation, Curing and Commerce; Chapter 4. Nicotine: Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism and Pharmacodynamics; Chapter 5. Addiction Model: Tobacco Use as Drug Dependence; Chapter 6. People at Risk: Initiation and Maintenance of Tobacco Use; Chapter 7. Women and Children: Victims of Passive Smoking; Chapter 8. Tobacco use and Medical Morbidity; Chapter 9. Tobacco Use in Psychiatric Patients |
Chapter 10. Smoking-Cessation and Treatment of Tobacco DependenceChapter 11. Tobacco Control in India; Chapter 12. Tobacco Use:2020 and Beyond; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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About the Book: Smoking is injurious to health. It has been estimated that about 1.3 billion are addicted to smoking and unless steps are |
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