Meaning in life: Does it play a role in smoking

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1566-1577

  Thege, Barna Konkolÿ ^a,b   Bachner, Yaacov G ^a   Martos, Tamás ^b,c   Kushnir, Talma ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c PÁZMÁNY PÉTER CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gender; Hungary; Meaning in life; Risk factor; Smoking status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350095439     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080802495096     Document Type: Article

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