American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 389-394.e2 , May 2009

Young Adult Smoking Behavior: A National Survey

  • Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Pamela M. Ling, MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco, 530 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 366, UCSF Box 1390, San Francisco CA 94143-1390
    • ,
  • Torsten B. Neilands, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Stanton A. Glantz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.028

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 389-394.e2 , May 2009

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