{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7"],"submitter":["Spyratos DG"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The aim of the present study was to investigate epidemiological data about cigarette smoking in relation with risk and preventive factors among Greek adolescents.<h4>Methods</h4>We randomly selected 10% of the whole number of schools in Northern Greece (133 schools, 18,904 participants were included). Two anonymous questionnaires (smoker's and non-smoker's) were both distributed to all students so they selected and filled in only one. A parental signed informed consent was obtained using an informative leaflet about adolescent smoking.<h4>Results</h4>The main findings of the study were: a) 14.2% of the adolescents (mean age+/-SD: 15.3+/-1.7 years) reported regular smoking (24.1% in the age group 16-18 years), b) 84.2% of the current smokers reported daily use, c) student"],"journal":["Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy"],"pagination":["38"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3511804"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Smoking among adolescents in Northern Greece: a large cross-sectional study about risk and preventive factors."],"pmcid":["PMC3511804"],"pubmed_authors":["Karetsi E","Spyratos DG","Pelagidou DT","Haidich AB","Konstantopoulos S","Sichletidis LT","Chloros D","Koubaniou C","Gourgoulianis K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Smoking among adolescents in Northern Greece: a large cross-sectional study about risk and preventive factors.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The aim of the present study was to investigate epidemiological data about cigarette smoking in relation with risk and preventive factors among Greek adolescents.<h4>Methods</h4>We randomly selected 10% of the whole number of schools in Northern Greece (133 schools, 18,904 participants were included). Two anonymous questionnaires (smoker's and non-smoker's) were both distributed to all students so they selected and filled in only one. A parental signed informed consent was obtained using an informative leaflet about adolescent smoking.<h4>Results</h4>The main findings of the study were: a) 14.2% of the adolescents (mean age+/-SD: 15.3+/-1.7 years) reported regular smoking (24.1% in the age group 16-18 years), b) 84.2% of the current smokers reported daily use, c) student","dates":{"release":"2012-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2012 Sep","modification":"2025-04-19T12:26:31.615Z","creation":"2019-03-27T01:01:18Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC3511804","cross_references":{"pubmed":["22963755"],"doi":["10.1186/1747-597X-7-38"]}}