Association of age at onset of cigarette and alcohol use with subsequent smoking and drinking patterns among Japanese high school students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 226-231

  Takakura, Minoru ^a   Wake, Norie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; JAPAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; STUDENT; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TOBACCO;

EID: 0642313512     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2003.tb06566.x     Document Type: Article

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