Teens in trouble: cigarette use and risky behaviors among private, high school students in La Paz, Bolivia Adolescentes en problemas: consumo de cigarrillos y conductas de riesgo en estudiantes de escuelas privadas de enseñanza media superior de La Paz, Bolivia
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of cigarette smoking and to identify risky behaviors associated with smoking among adolescents attending high schools in a district of La Paz, Bolivia. METHODS: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey was administered to a sample of 394 males and 182 females, from 13-18...
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Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2007-09-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892007000800002 |