Instability in smoking patterns among school leavers in Victoria, Australia

Tobacco Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Schofield, Penelope E ^a,d   Borland, Ron ^a   Hill, David J ^a   Pattison, Philippa E ^b   Hibbert, Marienne E ^c  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Smoking patterns; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PLANT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PLANTS, TOXIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0032082775     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.7.2.149     Document Type: Article

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