Are questions from the Italian National Health Survey adequate to measure prevalence of smoking among teens

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 779-788

  Maggi, Stefania ^a,c   Linn, Gilat ^b   Marion, Stephen A ^b  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Centre for Early Education and Development Studies (CEEDS)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Identity; Italy; Measures; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; IDENTITY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 20444411502     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200030563     Document Type: Review

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