The application of observational data in translational medicine: analyzing tobacco-use behaviors of adolescents

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Siciliano, Valeria ^a   Pitino, Annalisa ^a   Gori, Mercedes ^a   Curzio, Olivia ^a   Fortunato, Loredana ^a   Liebman, Michael ^b   Molinaro, Sabrina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Strategic Medicine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent Behaviour; Government Policy; Observational Study; Tobacco Use; Translational Medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84860802433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-89     Document Type: Article

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