Do fines for violating possession-use-purchase laws reduce youth tobacco use?

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 393-400

  Jason, Leonard A ^a,f   Pokorny, Steven B ^b   Adams, Monica ^a   Hunt, Yvonne ^c   Gadiraju, Praveena ^d   Schoeny, Michael ^e  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f Center for Community Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LAW; MALE; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MINORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 37549030501     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DE.37.4.c     Document Type: Article

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