Sport and scholastic factors in relation to smoking and smoking initiation in older adolescents: a prospective cohort study in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Conclusions In developing accurate antismoking public health policies for older adolescents, the most vulnerable groups should be targeted. The results showed that most participants initiated smoking before 16 years of age. Therefore, further investigations should evaluate the predictors of smoking in younger ages.

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Source: BMJ Open - March 22, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sekulic, D., Sisic, N., Terzic, A., Jasarevic, I., Ostojic, L., Pojskic, H., Zenic, N. Tags: Open access, Addiction, Epidemiology, Public health Research Source Type: research