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Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 31, No. 3, July - September 2006. 177. Introduction. The increasing rate of tobacco consumption in various forms.
Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 31, No. 3, July - September 2006

Gutkha Consumption and its Determinants among Secondary School Male Students. K Mukherjee1, R S Hadaye2 consumed per day among the chewers is three. 183 (46%) of students had first heard about gutkha from peers. Friend’s consumption of gutkha, stress, academic grading and peer pressure were significantly associated (p