Investigating adolescents' sources of information concerning tobacco and the resulting impact on attitudes toward public policy

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-153

  Muilenburg, Jessica L ^a,b   Legge, Jerome S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Workplace Health Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; SMOKING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651166790     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902854798     Document Type: Article

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