A systematic review of tobacco use among sub-Saharan African youth

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-269

  Townsend, L ^a   Flisher, A J ^a   Gilreath, T ^b   King, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence of tobacco use; School aged youth; Sub Saharan Africa; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33748331293     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890500420004     Document Type: Review

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