Title
Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Publication Date
2003-09-06
Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Subjects
Adolescent; Humans; *Seasons; Smoking; Tobacco Industry
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Preventive Medicine | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
Extract: Cigarette sales in the USA peak in the summer months, June through August. This finding prompted examination of data on the onset of youth smoking to determine whether a similar pattern could be discerned. In this letter we report data from the Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth (DANDY) study.
DOI of Published Version
10.1136/tc.12.3.339
Source
Tob Control. 2003 Sep;12(3):339. doi:10.1136/tc.12.3.339
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Tobacco control
Related Resources
Repository Citation
Wellman RJ, DiFranza JR. (2003). Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales. Family Medicine and Community Health Publications. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.12.3.339. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/fmch_articles/266