Tobacco use, beliefs and risk awareness in university students from 24 low, middle and emerging economy countries

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 10033-10038

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b,c   Pengpid, Supa ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Health beliefs; Mental health; Multi country; Risk awareness; Tobacco use; University students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFRICA; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STUDENT; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921458256     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.22.10033     Document Type: Article

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