Young people, smoking and gender - A qualitative exploration

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 770-781

  Amos, Amanda ^a   Bostock, Yvonne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Bostock Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ODORS; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORTS; URBAN HEALTH; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 36448943279     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl075     Document Type: Article

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