Smoking and associated factors among adolescents in Tallinn, Helsinki and Moscow: A multilevel analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 350-358

  Pärna, Kersti ^a   Rahu, Kaja ^b   Fischer, Krista ^b   Mussalo Rauhamaa, Helena ^c   Zhuravleva, Irina ^d   Umbleja, Triin ^a   Rahu, Mati ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine Tallinn   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

adolescents; associated factors; Estonia; Finland; multilevel analysis; Russia; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ESTONIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ESTONIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOSCOW; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 1542576239     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940210165091     Document Type: Article

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