The smoking prevalence and the determinants of smoking behaviour among students Cukurova University, Southern Turkey

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 414-419

  Akpinar, E ^a   Yoldascan, E ^a   Saatci, E ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TURKEY;

EID: 34249735788     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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