Peer, Parental, and Commercial Influences on Cigarette Smoking among Chinese Youths [3]

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 691-692

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADVERTISING; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHINA; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 2342424221     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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