Causal effect of early initiation on adolescent smoking patterns

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 709-734

  Auld, M Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26844452855     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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