Tobacco use and dependence in asian american and pacific islander adolescents: A review of the literature

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 113-142

  Kim, Sun S ^a   Ziedonis, Douglas ^a   Chen, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asian Americans; Pacific Islanders; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HAWAII; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 56149112893     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v06n03_05     Document Type: Article

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