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Smoking cessation in young adults: age at initiation of cigarette smoking and other suspected influences.

Author(s) -

Naomi Breslau,

Edward L. Peterson

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.86.2.214

Subject(s) - medicine , smoking cessation , confounding , demography , nicotine , hazard ratio , nicotine dependence , public health , young adult , environmental health , gerontology , confidence interval , nursing , pathology , sociology

Previous research has suggested that early smoking initiation predicts longer duration of smoking, heavier daily consumption, and increased chances of nicotine dependence. This report set out to estimate the relationship between smoking cessation and age of initiation, as well as nicotine dependence, sex, race, and education.

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