Prevalence and associated factors of smoking among secondary school students in Harare Zimbabwe

Tobacco Induced Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Bandason, Tsitsi ^a   Rusakaniko, Simbarashe ^b  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; FRIEND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PARENTAL SMOKING; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77958515371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16179625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1617-9625-8-12     Document Type: Article

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