Smoking among American Adolescents: A Risk and Protective Factor Analysis.
Cigarette smoking remains a substantial threat to the current and future health of America's youth. The purpose of this study was to identify the risk and protective factors for cigarette smoking among US adolescents. Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health was used, comparing...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 79 - 98 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
April 2003
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