Homogeneity of Cigarette Smoking Within Peer Groups: Influence or Selection?

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 801-811

  Engels, Rutger C M E ^a   Knibbe, Ronald A ^a   Drop, Maria J ^a   De Haan, Ypie T ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0031299175     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819702400613     Document Type: Article

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