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Smoking-related knowledge, attitude, social pressure, and environmental constraints among new undergraduates in Chongqing, China

author(s) Xu, X. - Leung, D.Y.P. - Li, B. - Wang, P. - Zhao, Y.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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Xianglong Xu, Doris Yin Ping Leung, Bing Li, Pengfei Wang, Yong Zhao. Smoking-related knowledge, attitude, social pressure, and environmental constraints among new undergraduates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2015 January; 12(1): 895–909 doi: 10.3390/ijerph120100895

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Abstract

Smoking has resulted in numerous deaths in China. Data indicate that 21% of college students in China are smokers. This study aimed to examine the smoking-related behaviors of undergraduates, as influenced by knowledge, attitude, social pressure, and environmental constraints This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s Evidence Building and Synthesis Research Programme which is led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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