Cigarette smoking topography among alternative school youth: Why african American youth smoke less but are at higher long-term risk

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 252-258

  Peters, Ronald J ^a   Kelder, Steven H ^a   Johnson, Regina Jones ^b   Prokhorov, Alexander V ^c   Meshack, Angela ^d   Jeffersonf, Troy ^e   Essieng, E James ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Riverside General Hospital   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Filter; Intensity; Norms; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868096856     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.703514     Document Type: Article

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