Background: As skin cancer education programmes directed to children and adolescents
continue to expand, an epidemiological basis for these programmes is necessary to target …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on adolescent nicotine dependence, withdrawal,
and their associated features. Data documenting nicotine dependence scores, diagnoses …

Welche psychologischen Prozesse sind für eine gesunde Lebensweise oder für riskante
Gewohnheiten verantwortlich? Im Blickpunkt der Neubearbeitung des Bandes steht …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the associations between physical activity and other
health behaviors in a representative sample of US adolescents. METHODS: In the 1990 …

OBJECTIVES It has been assumed that nicotine dependence has a slow onset and occurs
only after prolonged daily use of tobacco. A cohort of young adolescents was followed to …

Assessed the magnitude of risk that adolescent cigarette smoking carries for adult smoking.
Using a longitudinal, prospective design, results indicate that even infrequent …

Objective: To determine if there is a minimum duration, frequency or quantity of tobacco use
required to develop symptoms of dependence. Design and setting: A retrospective …

Objective To extend the findings of the first Development and Assessment of Nicotine
Dependence in Youth study by using diagnostic criteria for tobacco dependence and a …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether physical activity behavior tracks during
early childhood. Forty-seven children (22 males, 25 females) aged 3-4 yr at the beginning of …

Background. Most adult smokers report trying their first cigarette before age 18 years.
Understanding the impact of smoking initiation at young ages may help public health policy …