Covariation of cigarette smoking and other health-risk behaviors among japanese high school students: A Preliminary Study

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 224-228

  Takakura, Minoru ^a   Ueji, Masaru ^a   Sakihara, Seizo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; SCHOOL; SEATBELT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COITUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEAT BELTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34250877639     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.11.224     Document Type: Article

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