A cross-sectional study of menthol cigarette preference by 14- to 15-year-old smokers in New Zealand

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 857-863

  Li, Jian ^a,b   Paynter, Janine ^b   Arroll, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Action on Smoking and Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTHOL CIGARETTE SMOKING; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PARENTAL SMOKING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTHOL; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84864331640     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr299     Document Type: Article

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