Prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption, betel nut chewing and illicit drug use among adolescents in Taiwan

Mid-Taiwan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Chou, Sze Yuan ^a,b   Lee, Mei Pzu ^a   Liang, Wen Miin ^a   Kuo, Hsien Hua ^c   Chang, Li Hui ^d   Lai, Jiin Shain ^e   Chu, Jih Chiao ^e   Kuo, Hsien Wen ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c National Tau Yuan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d Chang Hua Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AAdolescent; Adolescent; Alcohol consumption; Betel nut chewing; Illicit drug use; Prevalence rate; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SMOKING; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 33749623161     PISSN: 10293507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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