Multi-ethnic adolescents' attitudes toward smoking: A focus group analysis

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 393-399

  Mitschke, Diane B ^a,c   Matsunaga, Doris Segal ^b   Loebl, Karen ^b   Tatafu, Elitei ^b   Robinett, Hali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Kalihi Palama Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Drama; Focus groups; Prevention research; Primary prevention; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CODING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FILIPINO; FOCUS GROUP ANALYSIS; GROUP DYNAMICS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PLAY; SCHOOL CHILD; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149091318     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.22.6.393     Document Type: Article

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