Prevalence and Correlates of Initiation of Smoking Behavior among Preteen Black and White Children

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 200-208

  Ahmed, Nasar U ^a,b   Ahmed, Noushin S ^a,b   Semenya, Kofi A ^a   Elzey, Jared D ^a,b   Larson, Celia ^a,c,d   Bennett, C Ray ^a,b   Hinds, Joseph E ^a,b  

^a Meharry Medical College ^*  (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Peer influence; Race; Religion; Risk knowledge; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; CAUCASIAN; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SMOKING INITIATION; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TENNESSEE;

EID: 0842266523     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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