Teens in trouble: Cigarette use and risky behaviors among private, high school students in la Paz, Bolivia

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 160-168

  Dearden, Kirk A ^a   Crookston, Benjamin T ^b   De La Cruz, Natalie G ^c   Lindsay, Gordon B ^d   Bowden, Ali ^d   Carlston, Liz ^d   Gardner, Paul ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adolescent behavior; Bolivia; Risk taking; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ALCOHOL; DRUG USER; FIGHTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; SMOKING; STUDENT;

BOLIVIA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 36949001556     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892007000800002     Document Type: Article

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