Adolescents' attitudes and self-perceptions about anti-tobacco advocacy

Health Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-460

  Carver, Vivien ^a   Reinert, Bonita ^a   Range, Lillian M ^a   Campbell, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042236615     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyf030     Document Type: Article

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