Softening of monthly cigarette use in youth and the need to harden measures in surveillance

Objective: To assess changes in monthly smoking in its relationship to daily smoking and heavier smoking in high school seniors. Public health agencies often report only “current use” of cigarettes among youth as any use in the past 30 days, even though additional measures are collected. Monthly use...

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Main Authors: Lynn T. Kozlowski, Gary A. Giovino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335514000126