Smoking initiation among Gambian adolescents: Social cognitive influences and the effect of cigarette sampling

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 551-560

  Maassen, I T H M ^a   Kremers, S P J ^a   Mudde, A N ^b   Joof, B M ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GAMBIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADVERTISING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 4644265352     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg077     Document Type: Article

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