Racial/Ethnic Differences in Physiological Stress and Relapse among Treatment Seeking Tobacco Smokers

Stress is robustly associated with tobacco smoking and relapse. African Americans experience greater difficulty quitting compared to whites, yet no studies have examined race differences in physiological stress biomarkers during a quit attempt. This pilot study compared cortisol levels among treatme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monica Webb Hooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/17/3090