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Development of symptoms of tobacco dependence in youths: 30 month follow up data from the DANDY study by DiFranza, J R, Savageau, J A, Rigotti, N A, Fletcher, K, Ockene, J K, McNeill, A D, Coleman, M, Wood, C

“…Objective: To determine if there is a minimum duration, frequency or quantity of tobacco use required to develop symptoms of dependence. Design and setting: A…”
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Awake whole-brain functional connectivity alterations in the adolescent spontaneously hypertensive rat feature visual streams and striatal networks by Poirier, G. L., Huang, W., Tam, K., DiFranza, J. R., King, Jean A.

“…Brain mechanisms underpinning attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are incompletely understood. The adolescent spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR)…”
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Youth access: the baby and the bath water by DIFRANZA, JOSEPH R

“…The village of Woodridge, Illinois maintained a 50% reduction in youth tobacco use over a five year period while the USA as a whole experienced a sharp…”
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Initial symptoms of nicotine dependence in adolescents by DiFranza, Joseph R, Rigotti, Nancy A, McNeill, Ann D, Ockene, Judith K, Savageau, Judith A, Cyr, Dorothy St, Coleman, Mardia

“…OBJECTIVES It has been assumed that nicotine dependence has a slow onset and occurs only after prolonged daily use of tobacco. A cohort of young adolescents…”
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Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales by Wellman, RJ, DiFranza, J R

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Measuring statewide merchant compliance with tobacco minimum age laws: the Massachusetts experience by DiFranza, JR, Celebucki, CC, Mowery, PD

“…This study evaluated merchant compliance with laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors in Massachusetts. Stratified cluster sampling was used to select…”
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The federal initiative to halt the sale of tobacco to children—the Synar Amendment, 1992–2000: lessons learned by DiFranza, J R, Dussault, G F

“…Background: The Synar Amendment was enacted by the US Congress in 1992 to require states and territories to establish and enforce laws prohibiting the sale of…”
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Short term patterns of early smoking acquisition by Wellman, R J, DiFranza, J R, Savageau, J A, Dussault, G F

“…Objective: To describe short term patterns of smoking acquisition exhibited by adolescent smokers. Design: Interview records from the prospective development…”
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The Tobacco Institute's "It's the Law" campaign: has it halted illegal sales of tobacco to children? by DiFranza, J R, Brown, L J

“…A survey of tobacco retailers was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the Tobacco Institute's "It's the Law" program, which has the goal of eliminating the…”
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Morbidity and Mortality in Children Associated with the Use of Tobacco Products by Other People by DiFranza, Joseph R, Lew, Robert A

“…Evaluates the impact of adult tobacco use on the health of children based on review of research reports and meta-analysis of risk ratio for various conditions…”
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The Effect of Enforcing Tobacco-Sales Laws on Adolescents' Access to Tobacco and Smoking Behavior by Rigotti, Nancy A, DiFranza, Joseph R, Chang, YuChiao, Tisdale, Thelma, Kemp, Becky, Singer, Daniel E

“…Preventing people from beginning to smoke is a major public health priority. 1 – 3 Efforts must focus on the young, because 88 percent of smokers start by the…”
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Effect of maternal cigarette smoking on pregnancy complications and sudden infant death syndrome by DiFranza, J R, Lew, R A

“…The purpose of this study was to estimate the annual morbidity and mortality among fetuses and infants that can be attributed to the use of tobacco products by…”
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Is it time to abandon youth access programmes? by DiFranza, J R

“…During the period when most of these studies were conducted there was a secular trend of dramatically rising teen smoking rates observed in English speaking…”
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RJR Nabisco's Cartoon Camel Promotes Camel Cigarettes to Children by DiFranza, Joseph R, Richards, John W, Paulman, Paul M, Wolf-Gillespie, Nancy, Fletcher, Christopher, Jaffe, Robert D, Murray, David

“…Objectives.—To determine if RJR Nabisco's cartoon-theme advertising is more effective in promoting Camel cigarettes to children or to adults. To determine if…”
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Cigarette package design: opportunities for disease prevention by Difranza, J R, Clark, D M, Pollay, R W

“…To learn how cigarette packages are designed and to determine to what extent cigarette packages are designed to target children. A computer search was made of…”
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Youth access to tobacco: the effects of age, gender, vending machine locks, and "it's the law" programs by DiFranza, J R, Savageau, J A, Aisquith, B F

“…This study evaluated the influence of age, gender, vending machine lockout devices, and tobacco industry-sponsored voluntary compliance programs ("It's the…”
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Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales: Table 1 by Wellman, RJ, DiFranza, J R

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Alcoholism and smoking by DIFRANZA, J. R, GUERRERA, M. P

“…A case-control study compared the natural history of cigarette smoking in alcoholic and nonalcoholic populations to determine why alcoholism and smoking are…”
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State and federal revenues from tobacco consumed by minors by DiFranza, J R, Librett, J J

“…The purpose of this study was to estimate the value of cigarettes consumed in 1997 by youths younger than 18 years. Price, population, and consumption data…”
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World's best practice in tobacco control by Laugesen, M, Scollo, M, Sweanor, D, Shiffman, S, Gitchell, J, Barnsley, K, Jacobs, M, Giovino, G A, Glantz, S A, Daynard, R A, Connolly, G N, Difranza, J R

“…[...]they recognised that civil prosecution of violators has many advantages over criminal prosecution. [...]they have shown both thoughtfulness and strong…”
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