Sociocultural Reasons for Smokeless Tobacco Use Behavior

authors:

avatar Leila Farhadmollashahi 1 , *

Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction: Vol.3, issue 2; e20002
published online: June 1, 2014
article type: Letter
received: May 4, 2014
revised: May 6, 2014
accepted: May 7, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.20002

how to cite: Farhadmollashahi L. Sociocultural Reasons for Smokeless Tobacco Use Behavior. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2014;3(2):e20002. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.20002.

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