Smoking experimentation and initiation among adolescent girls: Qualitative and quantitative findings

Tobacco Control

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 285-295

  Nichter, Mimi ^a   Nichter, Mark ^b   Vuckovic, Nancy ^b   Quintero, Gilbert ^b   Ritenbaugh, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Smoking initiation; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 0031311802     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.6.4.285     Document Type: Article

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