Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 570-575 , December 2008

African American Adolescents and Menthol Cigarettes: Smoking Behavior Among Secondary School Students

  • Jessica L. Muilenburg, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
    • ,
  • Jerome S. Legge Jr., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jerome S. Legge, Jr., Ph.D., School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia, 206 Candler Hall, Athens, GA 30602.

Received 5 June 2008 ,Accepted 27 August 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00408-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.017

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 570-575 , December 2008

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