Trends in socio-economic differences in tobacco smoking among German schoolchildren, 1994-2002

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-571

  Richter, Matthias ^a   Leppin, Anja ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Germany; HBSC; Smoking; Socio economic status; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 37249013302     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm010     Document Type: Article

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