Smoking scenes in Japanese comics: A preliminary study

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-

  Nakahara, S ^a   Ichikawa, M ^a   Wakai, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JAPAN; LETTER; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CARTOONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PERIODICALS; SMOKING;

EID: 15044356720     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.009597     Document Type: Letter

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