Aggregation of adverse behaviors and its affecting factors among young military conscripts in Taiwan

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1302-1308

  Wu, Der Min ^a   Chu, Nain Feng ^a   Lin, Yaoh Shiang ^a   Lai, Hsiang Ru ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Alcohol drinking; Betel nut chewing; Cigarette smoking; Military conscripts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HABIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MASTICATION; PREVALENCE; SOLDIER; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASTICATION; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947640547     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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