Students' unchanging smoking habits in urban and rural areas in the last 15years

Akca G., GÜNER Ş. N., Akca U., Kilic M., SANCAK R., Ozturk F.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.58, sa.4, ss.279-283, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ped.12814
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.279-283
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: prevalence, smoking, student, Turkey, TOBACCO SMOKING
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundSmoking is the main preventable public health problem particularly for youth worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of smoking habits among students at secondary and high schools, and to compare the findings with those of a study conducted 15years ago in the same area.