Open AccessAsthma-specific Predictors of Smoking Onset in Adolescents with Asthma: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
M.O.M. van de Ven,
Rutger C. M. E. Engels,
Susan M. Sawyer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn063
Subject(s) - asthma , psychosocial , medicine , coping (psychology) , longitudinal study , logistic regression , population , clinical psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology
Despite even occasional smoking being more risky for adolescents with asthma, the smoking rate in this vulnerable population remains high. This is the first longitudinal study investigating asthma-specific predictors of smoking initiation.
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