The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 547-552 , May 2007

Pediatricians’ Practices and Attitudes about Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Parental Smoking

  • Bradley N. Collins, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Health Behavior Research Clinic, Department of Public Health, Temple University, Pennsylania
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Bradley N. Collins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Public Health and Pediatrics, Temple University (265-61), Health Behavior Research Clinic, 1701 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122.
    • ,
  • Kenneth P. Levin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Community Pediatrics – South Hills Pediatric Associates, Pennsylania
    • ,
  • Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylania.

Received 22 May 2006 ,Revised 2 November 2006 ,Accepted 3 January 2007.

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 Supported by National Cancer Institute grants K07 CA-93756 and R01 CA-105183 (Collins, PI), and a Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center grant, P50CA84718 (Caryn Lerman, PI).Data were collected at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as part of Dr. Levin’s “Ann E. Dyson Advocacy Training Project” during residency.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00016-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.01.006

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 547-552 , May 2007

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