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Do Restrictions on Smoking at Home, at School and in Public Places Influence Teenage Smoking? (2000)

Abstract
Objectives - To determine the relationship between extent of restrictions on smoking at home, at school and in public places, and smoking uptake, smoking prevalence and monthly cigarette consumption by school students.Design - Cross-sectional survey with merged records of extent of restrictions on smoking in public places.Setting - United States.Participants - 17,287 high school students.Main outcome measures - Five-point scale of smoking uptake; 30-day smoking prevalence; monthly cigarette consumption among current smokers.Results - More restrictive arrangements on smoking at home were associated with a greater likelihood of being in an earlier stage of smoking uptake (p

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Publisher eScholarship Repository, Tobacco Control, University of California, San Francisco
Repository University of California eScholarship Repository (United States)
Keywords youth, smoking incidence, smoking restrictions
Type text