title: Smoking patterns and physical fitness in a Gurkha Infantry Battalion.
abstract: The aims of this paper are to illustrate the average tobacco consumption in an Infantry Battalion of the Brigade of Gurkhas in an attempt to relate this to fitness standards. The discernable smoking trends are compared with data published and unpublished from the British and other European Armies. The daily routine of a Gurkha soldier is described and the results of a basic fitness test are examined.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009390:Nepal / Q000208:ethnology; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012907:Smoking; D006113:United Kingdom