Prevalence and correlates of current cigarette smoking among adolescents in East Timor-Leste

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 963-968

  Siziya, S ^a   Muula, Adamson S ^a,b   Rudatsikira, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Adolescent; East Timor; Prevalence; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PARENTAL SMOKING; PEER PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; TIMOR-LESTE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; SOCIAL MARKETING; STUDENTS;

EID: 57649118614     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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