Inconsistencies in place definition: How different operational place definitions affect estimates of adolescent smoking and drinking risk

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 562-568

  Brady, Joanne E ^a   Weitzman, Beth C ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Alcohol; Geography; Smoking; Surveys; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DRINKING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33846406031     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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