Ethnic differences in cigarette smoking among adolescents: A comparison of Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 504-507

  Meijer, B ^a   Branski, D ^a   Kerem, E ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Ethnic groups; Israel; Smoking

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SMOKING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING HABIT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARABS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0034829474     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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