Distal and proximal family predictors of adolescents' smoking initiation and development: A longitudinal latent curve model analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies on adolescent smoking indicate that the smoking behaviours of their parents, siblings and friends are significant micro-level predictors. Parents' socioeconomic status (SES) is an important macro-level predictor. We exam...

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Main Authors: Tjora Tore, Hetland Jørn, Aarø Leif, Øverland Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/911