title: An epidemological study of smoking at Abbottabad.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Smoking is a type of environmental pollution and is injurious to health. We conducted an epidemiological study of different forms of smoking like cigarette, Hookah (Hubble-Bubble) and cigar in Abbottabad.
  
  
  METHODS
  600 randomly selected subjects residing in different localities of Abbottabad were included. A specifically designed questionnaire was filled.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of the study population 200 (33%) were found to be smoking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A significant proportion of Abbottabad population smokes. This city is supposed to be a relatively less polluted hill station where a lot of people come for vacations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Chemistry, Frontier Medical College, Abbottabad.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jaleel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Noreen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rauf
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanoli
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires