Factors affecting commencement and cessation of smoking behaviour in Malaysian adults

• Main Authors: Ghani, W.M., Razak, I.A., Yang, Y.H., Talib, N.A., Ikeda, N., Axell, T., Gupta, P.C., Handa, Y., Abdullah, N., Zain, R.B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3406/1/19.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3406/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22429627

BACKGROUND: Tobacco consumption peak in developed countries has passed, however, it is on the increase in many developing countries. Apart from cigarettes, consumption of local hand-rolled cigarettes such as bidi and rokok daun are prevalent in specific communities. Although factors associated with...