Tobacco Use among High School Students - United States, 1997

Journal of School Health

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 202-204

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PLANT; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PLANTS, TOXIC; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032061592     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb01302.x     Document Type: Article

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