Factors attributing to initiation of tobacco use in adolescent students of Moradabad, (UP) India

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 346-349

  Ravishankar, T L ^a   Nagarajappa, Ramesh ^a  

^a Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Experimental tobacco use; Parental tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 70449586760     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.57382     Document Type: Article

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