Women and tobacco dependence.
Millions of American girls and women have been drawn to smoking by an industry that has been clearly and systematically targeting women of all ages and life circumstances. Tobacco marketing strategies skillfully link cigarette use to typical female values. Biologically speaking, women are especially vulnerable to the legion of health problems of tobacco use. Smoking is a critical hazard for women in their reproductive years, particularly when they are pregnant.
Reichert
Virginia C
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Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11790, USA. virginia.reichert@stonybrook.edu
Seltzer
Vicki
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Efferen
Linda S
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Kohn
Nina
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008402:Mass Media; D011247:Pregnancy; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016387:Women's Health