Estimating the determinants of smoking behavior in Taiwan

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 482-495

  Lin, Shin Jong ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Education; Health information; Smoking behavior; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 76849110404     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080903498929     Document Type: Article

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