A qualitative study of smoker identity among college student smokers

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1510-1517

  Rosa, Juliana D ^a   Aloise Young, Patricia ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use; college students; focus groups; identity; tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949097524     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1018549     Document Type: Article

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