The teen tobacco epidemic in Asia: Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-87

  Choe, Minja Kim ^a   Thapa, Shyam ^b   Podhisita, Chai ^c   Raymundo, Corazon ^d   Lin, Hui Sheng ^e   Achmad, Sulistina ^f  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^e DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

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EID: 23344434841     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1367626042000209967     Document Type: Article

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