Moving toward a true depiction of tobacco behavior among Asian Indians in California: Prevalence and factors associated with cultural smokeless tobacco product use

BACKGROUND Asian Indians (AIs) in the United States exhibit disproportionate burdens of oral cancer and cardiovascular disease, which are potentially linked to smokeless tobacco. However, little is known about the use of cultural smokeless tobacco (CST) products in this population. METHODS Californi...

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Published in:	Cancer Vol. 124; no. S7; pp. 1607 - 1613
Main Authors:	Mukherjea, Arnab, Modayil, Mary V., Tong, Elisa K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2018
Subjects:	Acculturation Adolescent Adult Asian - psychology Asian - statistics & numerical data Asian Indian Americans California California - epidemiology Cancer cancer disparities Cardiovascular diseases Cigarette smoking Confidence intervals Cultural factors culture epidemiology Female Follow-Up Studies Health Behavior Health care Health risk assessment Humans Male Middle Aged Oncology Oral cancer oral tobacco Prognosis Smokers - psychology Smoking Smoking - ethnology Socioeconomic factors Socioeconomics Statistical analysis Surveys and Questionnaires Tobacco Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology Tobacco, Smokeless - statistics & numerical data Young Adult California United States > US epidemiology Asian Indian Americans California culture oral tobacco cancer disparities
ISSN:	0008-543X, 1097-0142, 1097-0142
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