Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 349-356 , May 2007

Characteristics of daily and occasional smoking among youths

  • E. Oksuz

      Affiliations

    • Family Medicine Unit, Medico Social Health Centre, Baskent University, Baglica Kampusu, 06530 Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +903122341010/1423; fax: +903122341176.
    • ,
  • E.T. Mutlu

      Affiliations

    • Family Medicine Unit, Medico Social Health Centre, Baskent University, Baglica Kampusu, 06530 Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • S. Malhan

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Received 6 October 2005 ,Revised 11 September 2006 ,Accepted 15 December 2006.

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00367-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.12.007

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 5 , Pages 349-356 , May 2007

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