Prevalence and correlates of smoking and sexual activity among Hong Kong adolescents
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 November 2001
TH Lam, Sunita M. Stewart, LM Ho
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Smoking and sexual activity among adolescents are far less common in Hong Kong than in the West and their presence in a Hong Kong adolescent should alert the health practitioner to the possibility of significant psychosocial stress and maladjustment.
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Smoking and sexual activity among adolescents are far less common in Hong Kong than in the West and their presence in a Hong Kong adolescent should alert the health practitioner to the possibility of significant psychosocial stress and maladjustment.
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