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    • Socio-demographic characteristics and tobacco use among the adults in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh 

      Khandker, Nusrat Nausheen; Biswas, Tuhin; Khan, Abdullah Nurus Salam; Hasib, Enamul; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2017 BioMed Central Ltd., 2017-05-05)
      Background: Use of tobacco has become one of the major causes of premature deaths in most developing countries, including Bangladesh. The poorest and most disadvantaged populations, such as those living in slums, are ...

    • Socio-economic inequality of chronic non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh 

      Biswas, Tuhin; Islam, Md Saimul; Linton, Natalie; Rawal, Lal Bahadur (© 2016 Public Library of Science, 2016-11)
      Introduction Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the ...