Socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking across 35 countries: A multilevel analysis of the role of family, school and peers

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 457-463

  Moor, Irene ^a   Rathmann, Katharina ^a   Lenzi, Michela ^b   Pförtner, Timo Kolja ^a   Nagelhout, Gera E ^c,d   De Looze, Margreet ^e   Bendtsen, Pernille ^f   Willemsen, Marc ^c,d   Kannas, Lasse ^g   Kunst, Anton E ^h   Richter, Matthias ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Alliance Smokefree Holland   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84939538400     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku244     Document Type: Article

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