Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 120.e1-120.e10 , July 2006

The Changing Risk Profile of the American Adolescent Smoker: Implications for Prevention Programs and Tobacco Interventions

  • Deepa R. Camenga, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Strong Children’s Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
    • ,
  • Jonathan D. Klein, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Strong Children’s Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Jonathan D. Klein, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box 690, Rochester NY 14642.
    • ,
  • Jason Roy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York

Received 14 June 2005 ,Accepted 26 October 2005.

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00485-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 120.e1-120.e10 , July 2006

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