Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 229-236 , March 2009

Smoking Patterns in Oregon Youth: Effects of Funding and Defunding of a Comprehensive State Tobacco Control Program

  • Barbara A. Pizacani, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Barbara Pizacani, PhD, 827 NE Oregon Street, Suite 250, Portland, Oregon, 97232.
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  • Clyde W. Dent, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon
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  • Julie E. Maher, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon
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  • Kristen Rohde, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon
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  • Michael J. Stark, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon
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  • Anthony Biglan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon
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  • Jill Thompson, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon

Received 31 December 2007 ,Accepted 8 July 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00300-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 229-236 , March 2009