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Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among United States Adolescents

Maria C. Mejia, Adedamola Adele, Robert S. Levine, Charles H. Hennekens and Panagiota Kitsantas
Ochsner Journal December 2023, 23 (4) 289-295; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.0113
Maria C. Mejia
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
MD, MPH, FACPM, FASAM
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Adedamola Adele
2Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
BS, MBS
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Robert S. Levine
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
3Department of Family Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
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Charles H. Hennekens
4Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
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Panagiota Kitsantas
5Department of Population Health and Social Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
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Maria C. Mejia, Adedamola Adele, Robert S. Levine, Charles H. Hennekens, Panagiota Kitsantas
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