Prospective Study of the Effect of Exposure to Other Smokers in High School Tutor Groups on the Risk of Incident Smoking in Adolescence

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-132

  Molyneux, Andrew ^a   Lewis, Sarah ^a   Antoniak, Marilyn ^a   Browne, William ^a   McNeill, Ann ^b   Godfrey, Christine ^a   Madeley, Richard ^a   Britton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Nottingham ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent; Incidence; Schools; Smoking; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346463187     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh035     Document Type: Article

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