Source materials on tobacco control resources
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Posted Jan. 11, 2007 |
For a more in-depth look at the sources and materials cited in the ADA News article 'Is it a trusted source?', go online to these Web sites:
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- National Cancer Institute: comprehensive quitting and prevention information, resources, facts, lists of clinical trials and much more.
- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: news, federal and state initiatives, statistics and more.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: information on tobacco use, resources and programs.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: resources for health care providers and patients on treating tobacco use and dependence.
- "Effect of Televised, Tobacco Company-Funded Smoking Prevention Advertising on Youth Smoking-Related Beliefs, Intentions, and Behavior," American Journal of Public Health, December 2006, Vol. 96, No. 12: full text and PDF versions are available with a subscription to American Journal of Public Health Online; the abstract is available to anyone.
- The New York Times: Nov. 27, 2006, editorial "When Don't Smoke Means Do;" the abstract is posted; the entire article may be purchased or accessed with a TimesSelect subscription. The letter to the editor response, dated Dec. 18, 2006, is titled "Preventing Kids' Smoking."
- Philip Morris USA: information about the company, its products, smoking and health issues, legislation and regulation and initiatives and programs.
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