Smoking initiation among Iranian adolescents: A qualitative study

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1290-1300

  Niknami, Sh ^a   Akbari, M ^a   Ahmadi, F ^a   Babaee Rouchi, G ^a   Heidarnia, A ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PARENTING EDUCATION; POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 59949104730     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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