African American Young Adult Smoking Initiation: Identifying Intervention Points and Prevention Opportunities

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 86-96

  Cheney, Marshall K ^a   Mansker, Jacqueline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84897742668     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2013.875959     Document Type: Article

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