Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 36-43 , January 2003

Effects of pro- and anti-tobacco advertising on nonsmoking adolescents’ intentions to smoke

  • Diane M Straub, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Diane M. Straub, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, 17 Davis Blvd., Suite 308, Tampa, FL 33606, USA.
    • ,
  • Nancy K Hills, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Pamela J Thompson, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Anna-Barbara Moscicki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

,Accepted 21 December 2001.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 36-43 , January 2003

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