Perceived pubertal timing, pubertal status and the prevalence of alcohol drinking and cigarette smoking in early and late adolescence: A population based study of 8950 Norwegian boys and girls

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 292-295

  Bratberg, Grete H ^a,c,d   Nilsen, Tom I L ^b   Holmen, Turid L ^a   Vatten, Lars J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d HUNT Research Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Gender; Pubertal timing; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MATURITY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING;

EID: 33847205756     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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