Understanding nonsmoking in African American and Caucasian college students: An application of the theory of planned behavior

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-29

  Nehl, Eric J ^a   Blanchard, Chris M ^b   Peng, Chao Ying J ^c   Rhodes, Ryan E ^d   Kupperman, Janet ^e   Sparling, Phillip B ^f   Courneya, Kerry ^g   Baker, Frank ^h  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Health education; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SMOKING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SMOKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349177684     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.35.1.23-29     Document Type: Article

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