A multilevel-based study of school policy for tobacco control in relation to cigarette smoking among children in elementary schools: Gender differences

Health Education Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-463

  Huang, Hsiao Ling ^a   Chen, Fu Li ^b   Hsu, Chih Cheng ^c   Yen, Yea Yin ^a   Chen, Ted ^d   Huang, Cheng Ming ^a   Shi, Hon Yi ^a   Hu, Chih Yang ^e   Lee, Chien Hung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LSUHSC School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STANDARD; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 77952917079     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyq014     Document Type: Article

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