Relative harm of snus and cigarettes: What do Norwegian adolescents say?

Tobacco Control

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 422-425

  Overland S ^a   Hetland, J ^a   Aaro L E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149121217     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2008.026997     Document Type: Article

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