Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 669-677 , November 2006

Smoking in Early Adolescence: Evidence from the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study

  • Ana M.B. Menezes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Av. Domingos de Almeida 1146/25 - CEP: 96085-470, Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
    • ,
  • Helen Gonçalves, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
    • ,
  • Luciana Anselmi, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • ,
  • Pedro C. Hallal, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
    • ,
  • Cora L.P. Araújo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

Received 18 February 2006 ,Accepted 24 April 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00169-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.025

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 669-677 , November 2006

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