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

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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Main Authors: Kirk A. Dearden, Benjamin T. Crookston, Natalie G. De La Cruz, Gordon B. Lindsay, Ali Bowden, Liz Carlston, Paul Gardner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Adolescente
conducta del adolescente
tabaquismo
asunción de riesgos
Bolivia
Adolescent
adolescent behavior
smoking
risk-taking
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892007000800002

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