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 was followed to …

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 retrospective/…

Context There is no validated, theory-based tool for assessing the onset of nicotine
dependence. However, the use of all addictive substances can result in a loss of autonomy. We …

Objective To extend the findings of the first Development and Assessment of Nicotine
Dependence in Youth study by using diagnostic criteria for tobacco dependence and a …

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a common patient complaint in primary care, yet providers
and patients are often dissatisfied with treatment processes and outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To …

Objective. —To assess adolescent knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes about health care
confidentiality. Design. —Anonymous self-report survey with 64 items addressing …

Objectives To assess pediatrician goals and practice in preventive counseling, and to use
social learning theory to examine physician attitudes about preventive health issues, time, and …

Context: It has not been determined if a youth's reaction to the first smoking experience is
predictive of future nicotine dependence, or whether the impact of the first cigarette can be …

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this work was to identify characteristics that predict progression
from the first inhalation of a cigarette to dependence. We studied a cohort of 1246 public …

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the effect of international electives on the attitudes of
preclinical and clinical-year medical students with respect to serving underserved multicultural …