Long-term trends in adolescent and young adult smoking in the United States: Metapatterns and implications

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 905-915

  Nelson, David E ^a   Mowery, Paul ^b   Asman, Kat ^b   Pederson, Linda L ^b   O'Malley, Patrick M ^b   Malarcher, Ann ^b   Maibach, Edward W ^b   Pechacek, Terry F ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049178256     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.115931     Document Type: Article

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