Smoking prevalence and tobacco exposure among adolescents in Cyprus

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 655-661

  Karekla, Maria ^a,b   Symeou, Anastasia ^b   Tsangari, Haritini ^b   Kapsou, Margarita ^c   Constantinou, Marios ^a,b  

^a Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychology   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cyprus; Smoking; Smoking prevalence; Tobacco exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEVISION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 71449125319     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp064     Document Type: Article

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