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Tobacco use among immigrant and nonimmigrant adolescents: individual and family level influences

Abstract

PURPOSE: To identify individual and family level characteristics that might explain differences in rates of tobacco use among immigrant and nonimmigrant adolescents. METHODS: Data for analysis come from a probability sample of 5401 adolescents aged 12-18 years participating in the Ontario Health Survey (OHS). Three groups were compared: (a) adolescents born in Canada to Canadian-born parents (n = 3886), (b) adolescents born in Canada to …

Authors

Georgiades K; Boyle MH; Duku E; Racine Y

Journal

Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 443.e1–443.e7

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

4 2006

DOI

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.02.007

ISSN

1054-139X