A closer look at smoking among young adults: Where tobacco control should focus its attention

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1427-1433

  Green, Molly P ^a   McCausland, Kristen L ^a   Xiao, Haijun ^a   Duke, Jennifer C ^a   Vallone, Donna M ^a   Healton, Cheryl G ^a,b  

^a American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548042290     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.103945     Document Type: Article

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