Patterns and correlates of spit tobacco use among high school males in rural California

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-124

  Gansky, Stuart A ^b   Ellison, James A ^b   Kavanagh, Catherine ^b   Isong, Umo ^b   Walsh, Margaret M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chewing tobacco; Cross sectional survey; Prevalence; Snuff

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 66849109408     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2008.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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