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...

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Published in:	Journal of Community Health Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 79 - 98
Main Authors:	Scal, Peter, Ireland, Marjorie, Borowsky, Iris Wagman
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Science & Business Media B.V. April 2003
Subjects:	Health risk assessment Smoking prevention Tobacco use among youth Teenager attitudes
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost