Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among middle and high school students in western Alaska

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-180

  Thomas, Janet L ^a   Renner, Caroline C ^b   Patten, Christi A ^c   Decker, Paul A ^c   Utermohle, Charles J ^d   Ebbert, Jon O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d Alaska Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska native; Tobacco; Youth; Yrbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952909082     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v69i2.17602     Document Type: Article

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