School connectedness and daily smoking among boys and girls: the influence of parental smoking norms.

Mette Rasmussen; Mogens T Damsgaard; Bjørn E Holstein; Lis H Poulsen; Pernille Due

doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki039

School connectedness and daily smoking among boys and girls: the influence of parental smoking norms.

Mette Rasmussen, Mogens T Damsgaard, Bjørn E Holstein, Lis H Poulsen, Pernille Due

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Dec

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	European Journal of Public Health
Vol/bind	15
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	607-12
Antal sider	5
ISSN	1101-1262
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cki039
Status	Udgivet - 2005

Bibliografisk note

Keywords: Adolescent; Attitude; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Denmark; Female; Humans; Male; Parent-Child Relations; Questionnaires; Schools; Smoking; Social Control, Informal

Adgang til dokumentet

10.1093/eurpub/cki039

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