Women and Young Girls...High-Risk Populations for Tobacco Use.

Fried, Jacquelyn L.

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ERIC Number: EJ480356

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Publication Date: 1994

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Women and Young Girls...High-Risk Populations for Tobacco Use.

Fried, Jacquelyn L.

Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, v18 n1 p33-40 Jan-Feb 1994

The article examines why women and young girls are predisposed to tobacco use, what gender-based variables are at play, what external variables facilitate the initiation of tobacco use, why women continue to smoke, and what intervention strategies can address females and at-risk subgroups. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Blue Collar Occupations, Epidemiology, Females, Health Behavior, Health Education, Peer Influence, Preadolescents, Psychological Needs, Racial Factors, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Smoking, Socioeconomic Status, Substance Abuse, Tobacco

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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