Beliefs regarding cigarette use, motivations to quit, and perceptions on cessation programs among minority adolescent cigarette smokers.
To gain a better understanding of minority smoking cessation interventions, our study used a qualitative approach to investigate smoking uptake beliefs regarding cigarette use, motivations to quit, and perceptions on cessation programs among 65 minority high school students who were current smokers.
Peters
Ronald
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. ronald.j.peters@uth.tmc.edu
Kelder
Steven H
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Prokhorov
Alexander V
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Agurcia
Carolyn A
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Yacoubian
George S
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Essien
E James
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D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups; D009042:Motivation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*