Cigar, marijuana, and blunt use among US adolescents: Are we accurately estimating the prevalence of cigar smoking among youth?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 475-476

  Delnevo, Cristine D ^a   Bover Manderski, Michelle T ^a   Hrywna, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt; Cigar; Marijuana; Smoking; Tobacco; Youth

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957888319     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.03.014     Document Type: Letter

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