A comprehensive study of smoking in primary school children in Hong Kong: Implications for prevention

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-245

  Peters, Jean ^a   Hedley, Anthony Johnson ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Betson, Carol Lane ^a   Wong, Chit Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0030844763     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.3.239     Document Type: Article

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