Sex differences in how older students influence younger student smoking behaviour

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1308-1318

  Leatherdale, Scott T ^a,b,c   Manske, Steve ^b,d   Kroeker, Christina ^b  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Societe canadienne du cancer   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multi level hierarchical; Peer influences; School environment; Sex gender differences; Smoking behaviour; Youth adolescence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 33746325141     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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