Patterns of smoking among inner-city teenagers: Smoking has a pediatric age of onset

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 226-231

  Najem, G Reza ^a   Batuman, Fatima ^a   Smith, Ann Marie ^a   Feuerman, Martin ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic differences; Inner city; Smoking; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031105446     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00173-5     Document Type: Article

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