Prevalence and characteristics of cigarette smoking among 16 to 18 years old boys and girls in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-140

  Al Ghobain, Mohammed O ^a   Al Moamary, Mohamed S ^a   Al Shehri, Sulieman N ^b   Al Hajjaj, Mohamed S ^c  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; prevalence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 80052907057     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.82447     Document Type: Review

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