Youth smoking in Ontario 1981-1997: A cause for concern

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 80-82

  Hobbs, Frances M ^a,e   Pickett, William ^b   Fenence, Roberta G ^c   Stephen Brown, K ^d   Madill, Cheryl ^d   Adlaf, Edward M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e ONTARIO TOBACCO RESEARCH UNIT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT;

EID: 0033059756     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404105     Document Type: Article

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