Can young adult smoking status be predicted from concern about body weight and self-reported BMI among adolescents? Results from a ten-year cohort study

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1449-1455

  Koval, John J ^a   Pederson, Linda L ^b   Zhang, Xiaohe ^c   Mowery, Paul ^d   McKenna, Mary ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Biostatistics Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; ONTARIO; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049088060     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200802239140     Document Type: Article

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