Tobacco Use by American Indian and Alaska Native People: Risks, Psychosocial Factors and Preventive Intervention.

Schinke, Steven P.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Tobacco Use by American Indian and Alaska Native People: Risks, Psychosocial Factors and Preventive Intervention.

Schinke, Steven P.; And Others

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v35 n2 p1-12 Win 1990

Reviews cancer and other health and behavioral risks posed to American Indian and Alaska Native people by smoked and smokeless tobacco use. Pays particular attention to psychosocial aspects of tobacco use, including influences of cultural, social, and gender-specific factors. Suggests prevention model based on bicultural competence theory and cognitive and behavioral principles of social learning. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, At Risk Persons, Cultural Influences, Intervention, Prevention, Psychological Characteristics, Sex Differences, Smoking, Social Influences, Tobacco

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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