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Beliefs Regarding Cigarette Use, Motivations to Quit, and Perceptions on Cessation Programs among Minority Adolescent Cigarette Smokers

Authors :
Ronald J. Peters
Carolyn A. Agurcia
George S. Yacoubian
E. James Essien
Alexander V. Prokhorov
Steven H. Kelder
Source :
Journal of Adolescent Health. 39:754-757
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2006.

Abstract

To gain a better understanding of minority smoking cessation interventions, our study used a qualitative approach to investigate smoking uptake beliefs regarding cigarette use, motivations to quit, and perceptions on cessation programs among 65 minority high school students who were current smokers.

Details

ISSN :
1054139X
Volume :
39
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Adolescent Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....0f299bcb534543b93d7406880cbf8630