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Long SE, Lama Y, D'Angelo H. Digital Communication Inequalities Among U.S. Adults Reporting Current Cigarette Use. Am J Prev Med 2024; 66:307-314. [PMID: 37793558 PMCID: PMC10842098 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION To reduce tobacco-related health problems, it is critical to reach people who smoke with smoking cessation information and treatment. However, digital communication inequalities may limit access to online information sources. METHODS Digital device ownership, high-speed internet access, and online health information-seeking were examined among adults reporting current smoking in the Health Information National Trends Survey (n=847). Data were collected in 2019 and 2020 and analyzed in 2022. Multivariable logistic regression models examined associations between demographics, digital technology access, and online health information-seeking. RESULTS Only 47.6% (95% CI 39.0%, 56.3%) of adults aged 65+, 54.2% of Black/African American adults (95% CI 37.8%, 69.8%), and 59.6% with high school or less education (95% CI 51.5%, 67.1%) reported high-speed internet access (vs. 74.0% overall, 95% CI 68.9%, 78.6%). Inequalities in device ownership, high-speed internet access, and online health information-seeking were found by education and income. Adults with high school or less education (vs. college or more) had 78% lower odds of digital device ownership (aOR 0.22, 95% CI 0.08, 0.59) and 75% lower odds of high-speed internet access (aOR 0.25, 95% CI 0.09, 0.71). High-speed internet access (vs. no digital device or high-speed internet) was associated with 4.9 times greater odds of online health information-seeking (95% CI 1.81, 13.4). CONCLUSIONS Digital communication inequalities among adults who smoke exist. Understanding digital technology access among lower income populations could inform the development and delivery of interventions and health communication strategies to improve health outcomes among this population.
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- National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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Pena‐y‐Lillo M. A profile of the health information seeker in Chile: Introducing the Chilean health information environments (EIS) survey. WORLD MEDICAL & HEALTH POLICY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Palliative care knowledge, information sources, and beliefs: Results of a national survey of adults in the USA. Palliat Support Care 2021; 18:285-292. [PMID: 31571557 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951519000786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Despite its established benefits, palliative care (PC) is not well known among patients and family/caregivers. From a nationally representative survey, we sought to assess the following associated with PC: knowledge, knowledge sources, and beliefs. METHODS Data were drawn from the Health Information National Trends Study (HINTS 5 Cycle 2), a cross-sectional, survey of non-institutionalized adults aged 18+ years in the USA. Data were weighted and assessed by proportional comparison and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS A total of 3504 respondents were identified, and approximately 29% knew about PC. In the adjusted model, less PC knowledge was associated with: lower age (those aged <50), male gender, lower education (<high school graduation or high school graduate), and non-internet users. A little over half (55%) of respondents accessed healthcare providers first for PC information, and 80% considered providers the most trusted source of PC information. Most of the participants strongly/somewhat agreed that the goal of PC is to help friends and family cope with a patient's illness (90.6%), offer social and emotional support (93.4%), and manage pain and other physical symptoms (95.1%). Similarly, a majority (83.3%) strongly/somewhat agreed that it is a doctor's obligation to inform all patients with cancer about the option of PC. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS PC knowledge was generally low (1-in-3 respondents knew of PC), with significant differences according to age, gender, education, and internet use. These data provide a baseline from which PC education policies and interventions may be measured.
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Adjei Boakye E, Babatunde OA, Wang M, Osazuwa-Peters N, Jenkins W, Lee M, Kim M. Geographic Variation in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Initiation and Completion Among Young Adults in the U.S. Am J Prev Med 2021; 60:387-396. [PMID: 33342669 PMCID: PMC7902292 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study explores how human papillomavirus vaccination initiation and completion among men and women aged 18-34 years varies by geographic region. METHODS Data from the 2015-2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were analyzed. Geographic regions for the selected states were defined as South, Northeast, and Midwest/West. Human papillomavirus vaccination initiation was defined as receipt of ≥1 dose, and completion was defined as receipt of ≥3 doses. Weighted, multivariable logistic regression models estimated the association between geographic region and vaccine uptake, adjusting for sociodemographic, health, and healthcare factors. Analyses were performed in November 2019. RESULTS A total of 18,078 adults were included in the study, 80% of whom resided in the South. The overall vaccination initiation rate was 23.4%, and the completion rate was 11.0%. Initiation was higher among those who resided in the Northeast (38.6%), followed by Midwest/West (23.8%), and lowest for those in the South (21.8%) (p<0.0001). Completion rates followed the same trend as initiation. In the adjusted models, compared with the adults residing in the Northeast, those living in the South were less likely to initiate (AOR=0.47, 95% CI=0.40, 0.55) and complete (AOR=0.56, 95% CI=0.46, 0.68) human papillomavirus vaccination. CONCLUSIONS Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake was low for all regions, but vaccine uptake was significantly lower in the South region. This demonstrates the need to identify barriers specifically associated with the Southern population, which may include differing levels of education and insurance. Such work is especially pertinent because many Southern states face increased risk of human papillomavirus-associated cancers such as cervix and oral cavity and pharynx cancers.
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- Eric Adjei Boakye
- Department of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois; Simmons Cancer Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois; Simmons Cancer Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
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- Department of Population Science and Policy, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois; Simmons Cancer Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Fareed N, Swoboda CM, Jonnalagadda P, Walker DM, Huerta TR. Differences Between Races in Health Information Seeking and Trust Over Time: Evidence From a Cross-Sectional, Pooled Analyses of HINTS Data. Am J Health Promot 2020; 35:84-92. [PMID: 32588638 DOI: 10.1177/0890117120934609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Assessed racial disparities in health information-seeking behavior and trust of information sources from 2007 to 2017. DESIGN Pooled cross-sectional survey data. SETTING Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). PARTICIPATION Data included 6 iterations of HINTS (pooled: N = 19 496; 2007: n = 3593; 2011: n = 3959; 2013: n = 3185; Food and Drug Administration [FDA] 2015: n = 3738; 2017: n = 3285; and FDA 2017: n = 1736). MEASURES Outcome variables were health information seeking, high confidence, and high trust of health information from several sources. Independent variable was race group, controlling for other sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables. ANALYSIS Weighted descriptive and multivariate logistic regression for the pooled sample assessed associations by race. Fully interacted models with race-survey year interactions compared differences in outcomes between years. RESULTS Black respondents, relative to white, had greater odds of having high confidence in their ability to attain health information, trust of health information from newspapers and magazines, radio, internet, television, government, charitable organizations, and religious organizations. Hispanic respondents, relative to white, had lower odds of seeking health information and trusting health information from doctors. They had higher odds of trusting health information from the radio, the internet, television, charitable organizations, and religious organizations. CONCLUSION Disparities between races in trust of information sources remained across time. Understanding optimal information media, their reach, and credibility among racial groups could enable more targeted approaches to developing interventions. Our analytical approach minimized limitations present in the HINTS.
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- Naleef Fareed
- CATALYST-The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- CATALYST-The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- CATALYST-The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- CATALYST-The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- CATALYST-The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, 2647The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Gonzalez M, Sanders-Jackson A, Wright T. Web-Based Health Information Technology: Access Among Latinos Varies by Subgroup Affiliation. J Med Internet Res 2019; 21:e10389. [PMID: 30990462 PMCID: PMC6488958 DOI: 10.2196/10389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background There are significant health technology gaps between Latinos and non-Hispanic whites and between first- and second-generation Latinos. Objective This study aimed to examine disparities in Web-based health information–seeking behavior (HISB) and patient portal use among Latinos, taking into account nativity and subethnic affiliation. Methods We analyzed US-born, non-Hispanic whites and Latinos adults (N=49,259) and adult internet users (N=36,214) in the 2015 to 2016 National Health Interview Survey using a binary logistic regression controlling for individual difference level variables. Outcomes were internet use, HISB (health information-seeking online and using a chat group for health information), and patient portal use (using a computer to schedule an appointment, filling a prescription, and communicating with a provider). Results We found that US-born Mexicans (odds ratio [OR] 0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99), foreign-born Mexicans (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.29-0.42), foreign-born Puerto Ricans (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.44-0.87), foreign-born Central and South Americans (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.33-0.53), and foreign-born other Latinos (OR 0.34, 95% CI 0.24-0.49) had lower odds of using the internet than US-born non-Hispanic whites. The relationship between subgroup affiliation and Web-based HISB varied by type of technology. US-born Mexicans (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.66-0.9), foreign-born Mexicans (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.43-0.61), foreign-born Central and South Americans (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.43-0.64), and foreign-born other Latinos (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.4-0.79) had lower odds of looking up health information online than US-born non-Hispanic whites. Controlling for age, sex, education, income to federal poverty level, and region, foreign-born Central and South Americans (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.41-0.92) and foreign-born other Latinos (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.1-0.68) had lower odds of filling a prescription using a computer than US-born non-Hispanic whites. Foreign-born Mexicans (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.36-0.72) and foreign-born Central and South Americans (OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.5-0.99) have lower odds of emailing a health care provider than US-born non-Hispanic whites. Posthoc analyses were conducted among Mexican-Americans to see if age was significant in predicting Web-based HISB or other patient portal use. We found individuals aged 18 to 30 years had higher odds of using the internet (OR 3.46, 95% CI 2.61-4.59) and lower odds of looking up health information online (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.58-0.96). A posthoc analysis was conducted among Mexican-Americans to see if nativity predicted Web-based HISB and patient portal use. We found that US-born individuals had higher odds (OR 52.9, 95% CI 1.2-1.93) of looking up health information online compared with foreign-born individuals. Conclusions We found Latino subgroups do not use health information channels equally, and attempts to target Latinos should take ethnicity and nativity into account.
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- Mariaelena Gonzalez
- Department of Public Health, University of California - Merced, Merced, CA, United States.,Health Science Research Institute, University of California - Merced, Merced, CA, United States
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- Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Public Health, University of California - Merced, Merced, CA, United States
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Shen H, Xu J, Wang Y. Applying Situational Theory of Problem Solving in Cancer Information Seeking: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2014 HINTS Survey. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2019; 24:165-173. [PMID: 30849294 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1587111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Informed by the Situational Theory of Problem Solving (STOPS), this study used data from the Health Information National Trends Survey, a large and representative national sample, to examine predictors of information seeking and information accessing of health information, including cancer-related information. We found that the independent variables in STOPS-problem recognition, involvement recognition, and referent criterion- well predicted people's information seeking of cancer-related information and accessing of health information on line. However, the impact of trust in online health information was more complicated than anticipated. Our study demonstrated the utility of the STOPS in the health information context. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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- Hongmei Shen
- a School of Journalism & Media Studies , San Diego State University , San Diego , California USA
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- b Department of Communication , Villanova University , Villanova , Pennsylvania USA
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- c Assistant Director, Statistical Unit, Center for Health Policy Research , University of California , Los Angeles , California USA
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Wiseman KP, Margolis KA, Bernat JK, Grana RA. The association between perceived e-cigarette and nicotine addictiveness, information-seeking, and e-cigarette trial among U.S. adults. Prev Med 2019; 118:66-72. [PMID: 30315847 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Perceptions of harm and addictiveness are associated with smoking combusted cigarettes, but these factors have not been fully explored for e-cigarettes. Specifically, little is known about the perceived harm and addictiveness of e-cigarettes, or whether information-seeking about e-cigarettes is related to trying e-cigarettes. We aimed to determine the relationship between (1) perceived e-cigarette harm and addictiveness and trying e-cigarettes; (2) nicotine perceptions and trying e-cigarettes; and (3) e-cigarette information-seeking, Internet use, and trying e-cigarettes. We used data from the nationally representative 2015 Health Information National Trends Survey-FDA (HINTS-FDA 2015). Weighted multivariable logistic regression models assessed independent associations between perceived e-cigarette harm, perceived e-cigarette addictiveness, nicotine perceptions, e-cigarette information-seeking, personal Internet use, and trying e-cigarettes, among 3195 adults. Compared to people who believed e-cigarettes were equally or more addictive than combusted cigarettes, those who believed e-cigarettes were less addictive had 2.49 times the odds of trying e-cigarettes (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30, 4.74). Perceived e-cigarette harm and nicotine perceptions were not associated with trying e-cigarettes. The positive association between e-cigarette addictiveness and trying e-cigarettes coupled with the lack of an association between nicotine perceptions and trying e-cigarettes suggests people do not fully understand that e-cigarettes contain nicotine and therefore could be addictive. People most frequently reported searching for information about potential health effects of e-cigarettes (37.9%), indicating that people are interested in learning about the potential impact of e-cigarette use on their health. People who searched for information about e-cigarettes had 10.23 higher odds of trying e-cigarettes (CI: 5.41, 19.33).
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- Kara P Wiseman
- Tobacco Control Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
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- Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States of America
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- Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States of America
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- Tobacco Control Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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Nguyen AB, Zhao X, Hoffman L, Morse AL, Delahanty J. Nicotine and addiction beliefs and perceptions among the US-born and foreign-born populations. Prev Med 2018; 114:107-114. [PMID: 29958861 PMCID: PMC6370004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Little is known about nicotine and addiction beliefs held by those who are foreign-born in the US and how these beliefs are associated with acculturation and race/ethnicity. This study attempts to address these research gaps. Data were analyzed from two cycles of the Health Information National Trends Survey, HINTS-FDA 2015 (n = 3738) and HINTS-FDA 2017 (n = 1736). HINTS-FDA is a tobacco-focused, cross-sectional, nationally representative survey of US non-institutionalized civilian adults aged 18 years or older. We first assessed associations between foreign-born status and beliefs about nicotine and addiction using weighted chi-square analyses. Then, using only the foreign-born sample, we examined the associations of nicotine and addiction beliefs with race/ethnicity and acculturation (i.e., English proficiency and U.S. tenure) using weighted multiple linear regression. Results showed that, compared to US-born respondents, foreign-born respondents were more likely to be concerned with being addicted to nicotine and to believe that low nicotine cigarettes would have much lower lung cancer risk than a typical cigarette. Among the foreign-born, NH-Black and Hispanic respondents were more likely to see low nicotine cigarettes as harmful and addictive compared to NH-White respondents. The relationship between acculturation and nicotine beliefs was complex with lower acculturation associated with elevated misperceived risk of nicotine and also ratings of addictiveness. Further research among key subpopulations may inform communication, education and dissemination strategies, especially among vulnerable populations.
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- Anh B Nguyen
- Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
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- Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA; Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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