Tobacco control policy advocacy attitudes and self-efficacy among ethnically diverse high school students

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 502-514

  Ramirez, Amelie G ^a   Velez, Luis F ^a   Chalela, Patricia ^a   Grussendorf, Jeannie ^b   McAlister, Alfred L ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Empowerment; High school students; Police advocacy; Tobacco control; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745105082     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106287694     Document Type: Article

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