Sex differences in smoking initiation among children and adolescents

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-10

  Okoli, C ^a   Greaves, L ^b   Fagyas, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Reasons for smoking; Sex differences; Smoking initiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; DATABASE; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; CHILD; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; YEMEN;

EID: 84872620797     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.09.015     Document Type: Review

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