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Minority teen boys smoke more when they perceive discrimination; girls do not

January 22, 2010 by

Researchers in Indiana report that minority teen boys smoke more when they perceived discrimination, girls reacted differently. There does not appear to be an association between perceived discrimination and smoking in minority girls, ages 12-15. For minority girls ages 16-19, perceived discrimination is associated with lower, not higher, rates of smoking.

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