Smoking among adolescents in China: An analysis based upon the meanings of smoking theory

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Weiss, Jie Wu ^a   Spruijt Metz, Donna ^b   Palmer, Paula H ^b   Chou, Chih Ping ^b   Johnson, C Anderson ^b   Bo, T ^c   Chen, B ^d   Lee, L M ^e   Li, Y ^f   Wang, R X ^g   Wang, Z J ^h   Wei, Y L ⁱ   Yang, P J ^j  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Qingdao Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^d Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^f Wuhan Fire Bureau   (China)

^g Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^h CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

ⁱ Chengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^j Kunming Science and Technology Agency   (China)

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Author keywords

Adolescents Smoking; China Seven Cities Study; Gender Differences; Meanings of Smoking; Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MALE; MEANINGS OF SMOKING THEORY; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 30844456205     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-20.3.171     Document Type: Article

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