Smoking cross-culturally: Risk perceptions among young adults in Denmark and the United States

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-93

  Helweg Larsen, Marie ^a   Nielsen, Gert A ^b  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross cultura; Risk perception; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449181404     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440801932656     Document Type: Article

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