Toward an explanation of observed ethnic differences in youths' tobacco use

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 95-112

  Sawatzky, Rick ^a   Ratner, Pamela A ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Marshall, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asian; Ethnic differences; Tobacco; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; STUDENTS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 57749163001     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v06n03_04     Document Type: Article

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