An examination of smoking initiation rates by age: Results from a large longitudinal study in New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 516-519

  Edwards, Richard ^a   Carter, Kristie ^a   Peace, Jo ^a   Blakely, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adolescence; initiation; longitudinal; smoking; young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891442593     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12105     Document Type: Article

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