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Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

2008

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Are Adolescents Smoking Identities Valid Descriptors Of Their Smoking Behaviour? (2008), Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Chris G. Richardson, Pamela A. Ratner, Joy L. Johnson Nov 2008

Are Adolescents Smoking Identities Valid Descriptors Of Their Smoking Behaviour? (2008), Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Chris G. Richardson, Pamela A. Ratner, Joy L. Johnson

Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

Background

•Smoking identities represent psychosocial constructions of how adolescents who smoke perceive themselves in relation to their smoking behaviour

•These smoking identities converge (or diverge) with established taxonomies used to describe youth smoking behaviour

•The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of adolescents’ ‘smoking identities’ by comparing them to established smoking behaviour categorizations and perceived addiction to tobacco


Smoking During Pregnancy More Common Among Girls And Young Women Under 35, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli Jan 2008

Smoking During Pregnancy More Common Among Girls And Young Women Under 35, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

No abstract provided.