Perceptions of smoking-related risks and benefits as predictors of adolescent smoking initiation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 487-492

  Song, Anna V ^b   Morrell, Holly E R ^b   Cornell, Jodi L ^b   Ramos, Malena E ^b   Biehl, Michael ^b   Kropp, Rhonda Y ^b   Halpern Felsher, Bonnie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61549122963     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137679     Document Type: Article

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