Adolescent tobacco use and health in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Al-Sadat, Nabilla, Misau, A.Y., Zarihah, Z., Dahlui, Maznah, Tin, Tin Su
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8267/1/Al-Sadat-2010-Adolescent_Tobacco_U.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/8267/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The use of tobacco by adolescents is a major public health concern worldwide. There are 1.2 billion smokers globally, of which more than 50 are young people. The Southeast Asian countries have about 600 million tobacco smokers within the global burden of tobacco users. Most smokers begin at early st...