Social influences, and attitudes and beliefs associated with smoking among border Latino youth

Journal of School Health

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-195

  Chalela, Patricia ^a   Velez, Luis F ^a   Ramirez, Amelie G ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes and beliefs; Latino youth; Smoking; Social influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEXAS;

EID: 33947577375     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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