Tobacco use amongst children in Karnataka

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1095-1098

  Gururaj, G ^a   Girish, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioural determinants; Public health challenges; School health education; Tobacco use; Transitional area

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38349140698     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0204-x     Document Type: Article

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