Misestimation of peer tobacco use: Understanding disparities in tobacco use

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Edwards, Christopher L ^a   Bennett, Gary G ^b,c   Wolin, Kathleen Y ^d   Johnson, Stephanie ^e   Fowler, Sherrye ^f   Whitfield, Keith E ^g   Askew, Sandy ^c   MacKinnon, Dorene ^h   McDougald, Camela ^a   Hubbard, Robert ^a   Wellington, Chanté ^a   Feliu, Miriam ^a   Robinson, Elwood ⁱ  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d USA   (United States)

^e AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^f Governor's Institute on Alcohol and Substance Abuse   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Health disparities; Historically black colleges and universities; Knowledge, attitudes beliefs; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 41149146106     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31242-6     Document Type: Article

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