Tobacco use trends among adolescents and adults in South Africa

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-345

  Peltzer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Prevalence; South africa; Tobacco use; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 51949084846     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2008.10820207     Document Type: Article

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