Tobacco and other substance use among Alaska Native youth in western Alaska

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-260

  Angstman, Sarah ^a   Patten, Christi A ^b,c,h   Renner, Caroline C ^d   Simon, Anna ^b,e   Thomas, Janet L ^f   Hurt, Richard D ^g   Schroeder, Darrell R ^b   Decker, Paul A ^c   Offord, Kenneth P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*

^c Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^d ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^e Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Nicotine Dependence Center   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alaska Natives; Children; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249017918     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.3.3     Document Type: Article

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