Prevalence of tobacco smoking and cannabis use in young men in South Africa.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis

Perinatal HIV Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council Soweto Matlosana Collaborating Centre for HIV/AIDS and TB, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Johns Hopkins University Center for TB Research, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Published: November 2022

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