Factors associated with adolescent cigarette smoking in Greece: Results from a cross sectional study (GYTS Study)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rachiotis, George ^a   Muula, Adamson S ^b   Rudatsikira, Emmanuel ^c   Siziya, Seter ^d   Kyrlesi, Athina ^a   Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos ^a   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MONEY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PARENTAL SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 53249093866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-313     Document Type: Article

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