Implications of the normative fallacy in young adult smokers aged 19-24 years

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1399-1400

  Cunningham, John A ^a,b   Selby, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SMOKING;

EID: 34548026048     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101071     Document Type: Article

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