Depression and language acculturation correlate with smoking among older asian american adolescents in New York City

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 532-542

  Rosario Sim, Maria G ^a   O'Connell, Kathleen A ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American adolescent smoking; Asian American adolescents; Correlates of smoking; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75549092341     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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