Perceived peer smoking prevalence and its association with smoking behaviours and intentions in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1195-1205

  Man, Kin Lai ^a   Sai, Yin Ho ^a   Tai, Hing Lam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Hong Kong; Intention to smoke; Perceived smoking prevalence; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 4544341818     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00797.x     Document Type: Review

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