Factors Contributing to Regular Smoking in Adolescents in Turkey

ÇAN G., TOPBAŞ M., ÖZTUNA F., Ozgun S., Can E., Yavuzyilmaz A.

JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, vol.79, no.3, pp.93-97, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 79 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.0392.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.93-97
  • Keywords: adolescent, cigarette experimentation, daily cigarette use, current cigarette use, PREDICTORS
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to determine the levels of lifetime cigarette use, daily use, and current use among young people (aged 15-19 years) and to examine the risk factors contributing to regular smoking.