Patterns of cigarillo use among Canadian young adults in two urban settings

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Yates, Erika A ^a   Dubray, Jolene ^a   Schwartz, Robert ^a,b,c   Kirst, Maritt ^a,b   Lacombe Duncan, Ashley ^d   Suwal, Juhee ^e   Hatcher, Juanita ^e  

^a ONTARIO TOBACCO RESEARCH UNIT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Cigar smoking; Marijuana smoking; Tobacco smoking; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CANNABIS SMOKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898415339     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17269/cjph.105.3879     Document Type: Article

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