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International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 33, Number 3, pp. 613-614
IJE vol.33 no.3 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.

Letter to the Editor

Smoking among high school adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan

Shafquat Rozi1 and Saeed Akhtar1

1 Division of Epidemiology and Bio Statistics, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

Correspondence: Shafquat Rozi, Division of Epidemiology and Bio Statistics, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, Pakistan E-mail: shafquat.rozi@aku.edu

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Sirs—Tobacco use is the single most important preventable cause of disease and causes 3.5 million premature deaths worldwide. Tobacco use primarily begins in early adolescence, reportedly before the time of high school graduation.1 Factors that commonly play a role in initiation of smoking among adolescents include social . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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