Black and minority ethnic groups

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Research from 18 December 2009

Yoo, H. C., Gee, G. C., Lowthrop, C. K., and Robertson, J. Self-reported racial discrimination and substance use among Asian Americans in Arizona. J.Immigr.Minor.Health . 10-12-2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20012204

Research from 11 December 2009

Castro, Y., Reitzel, L. R., Businelle, M. S., Kendzor, D. E., Mazas, C. A., Li, Y., Cofta-Woerpel, L., and Wetter, D. W. Acculturation differentially predicts smoking cessation among Latino men and women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 18[12], 3468-3475. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19959697
Ho, M. K., Faseru, B., Choi, W. S., Nollen, N. L., Mayo, M. S., Thomas, J. L., Okuyemi, K. S., Ahluwalia, J. S., Benowitz, N. L., and Tyndale, R. F. Utility and relationships of biomarkers of smoking in African-American light smokers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 18[12], 3426-3434. 2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19959692

Research from 4 December 2009

Power, J., Grealy, C., and Rintoul, D. Tobacco interventions for Indigenous Australians: a review of current evidence. Health Promot.J.Austr. 20[3], 186-194. 2009.Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19951238

Research from 20 November 2009

Wu, D., Ma, G. X., Zhou, K., Zhou, D., Liu, A., and Poon, A. N. The effect of a culturally tailored smoking cessation for Chinese American smokers. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 13-11-2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19915080

Research from 6 November 2009

Thomas, D. P. Smoking prevalence trends in Indigenous Australians, 1994-2004: a typical rather than an exceptional epidemic. Int.J.Equity.Health 8[1], 37. 31-10-2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19878593

Research from 30 October 2009

Fernander, A., Bush, H., Goldsmith-Mason, S., White, P., and Obi, B. End-of-treatment smoking cessation among African American female participants in the Breathe Free for Women smoking cessation program: results of a pilot study. Journal of the National Medical Association 101[10], 1034-1040. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19860303
Lanumata, T. and Thomson, G. Unequal risks, unmet needs: the tobacco burden for Pacific peoples in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal 122[1303], 39-53. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19851419

Research from 9 October 2009

Webb, M. S. Culturally specific interventions for African American smokers: an efficacy experiment. Journal of the National Medical Association 101[9], 927-935. 2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19806851
Tran, S. T., Rosenberg, K. D., and Carlson, N. E. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Receipt of Smoking Cessation Interventions During Prenatal Care. Maternal and Child Health Journal . 1-10-2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19795200

Research from 18 September 2009

Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Mazas CA, Cofta-Woerpel LM, Reitzel LR, Vidrine JI et al. Pathways between socioeconomic status and modifiable risk factors among African American smokers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine . 16 September 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19757014

Research from 10 September 2009

Matthews AK, Sanchez-Johnsen L, King A. Development of a culturally targeted smoking cessation intervention for African American smokers. Journal of Community Health . 29 August 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19728056

Research from 28 August 2009

Wong CC, Tong EK, Tsoh JY, Chen MJ, Hom FB. Patterns of Tobacco-Use Behavior Among Chinese Smokers with Medical Conditions. Journal of Community Health . 26 August 2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19707860
Vidrine JI, Vidrine DJ, Costello TJ, Mazas C, Cofta-Woerpel L, Mejia LM et al. The Smoking Consequences Questionnaire: Factor structure and predictive validity among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers in the United States. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 20 August 2009.
Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19696309

Research from 3 July 2009

Roth MA, Aitsi-Selmi A, Wardle H, Mindell J. Under-reporting of tobacco use among Bangladeshi women in England. Journal of Public Health . 26 June 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561042

Research from 12 June 2009

Cho H, So J, Lee J. Personal, social, and cultural correlates of self-efficacy beliefs among South Korean college smokers. Health Communication 24[4], 337-345. June 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19499427
Battle RS, Lee JP, Antin TM. Knowledge of Tobacco Control Policies Among U.S. Southeast Asians. J.Immigr.Minor.Health . 3 June 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1949597

Research from 9 April 2009

Al Omari H, Scheibmeir M. Arab Americans’ acculturation and tobacco smoking. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 20[2], 227-233. April 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19346414
Castro AB, Garcia G, Gee GC, Tsai JH, Rue T, Takeuchi DT. Smoking and the Asian American workforce in the National Latino and Asian American Study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine . 3 April 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19347902

Research from 27 March 2009

Kaholokula J. Culturally informed smoking cessation strategies for Native Hawaiians. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 10[4], 671-681. April 2008. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19301474
Pannuru P, Vaddi DR, Maddu N, Nallanchakravarthula V. Bidis - hand rolled, Indian cigarettes: induced biochemical changes in plasma and red cell membranes of human male volunteers. Clinical Biochemistry . 17 March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19303001
Kandula NR, Wen M, Jacobs EA, Lauderdale DS. Effect of Neighborhood Context and Smoking Prevalence Among Asian Americans. American Journal of Public Health . 19 March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19299683
Nehl EJ, Blanchard CM, Peng CY, Rhodes RE, Kupperman J, Sparling PB et al. Understanding nonsmoking in african american and caucasian college students: an application of the theory of planned behavior. Behavioral Medicine 35[1], 23-29. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19297301
Garcia GM, Romero RA, Maxwell AE. Correlates of Smoking Cessation Among Filipino Immigrant Men. J.Immigr.Minor.Health . 19 March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19296220

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Research from 20 March 2009

Girgis S, Adily A, Velasco MJ, Garden FL, Zwar NA, Jalaludin BB et al. Smoking patterns and readiness to quit - A study of the Australian Arabic community. Australian Family Physician 38[3], 154-161. March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19283257
King G, Yerger VB, Whembolua GL, Bendel RB, Kittles R, Moolchan ET. Link between facultative melanin and tobacco use among African Americans. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior . 5 March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19268687

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Research from 13 March 2009

Angstman S, Harris KJ, Golbeck A, Swaney G. Cultural identification and smoking among American Indian adults in an urban setting. Ethnicity and Health , 1-14. 6 March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19266414
Cajdric-Vrhovac A, Weaver TL. Exploring the meaning of cigarette smoking in a sample of resettled bosnian refugees. J.Ethn.Subst.Abuse 8[1], 1-14. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19266371
Peters J, Parry GD, Cleemput PV, Moore J, Cooper CL, Walters SJ. Health and use of health services: a comparison between Gypsies and Travellers and other ethnic groups. Ethnicity and Health , 1-19. 4 March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19259880

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Research from 6 March 2009

Fagan P, Brook JS, Rubenstone E, Zhang C, Brook DW. Longitudinal precursors of young adult light smoking among African Americans and Puerto Ricans. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 27 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19251769
Reitzel LR, Costello TJ, Mazas CA, Vidrine JI, Businelle MS, Kendzor DE et al. Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: Relationships with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 26 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19246627
Trinidad DR, Perez-Stable EJ, Emery SL, White MM, Grana RA, Messer KS. Intermittent and light daily smoking across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 20 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19246433
Tong EK, Nguyen T, Vittinghoff E, Perez-Stable EJ. Light and intermittent smoking among California's Asian Americans. Nicotine.Tob.Res. 19 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19246424

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Research from 27 February 2009

Thomas DP, Johnston V, Fitz JW, McDonnell J. Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 33[1], 64-66. February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19236361
Voko Z, Csepe P, Nemeth R, Kosa K, Kosa Z, Szeles G et al. Does socioeconomic status fully mediate the effect of ethnicity on the health of Roma people in Hungary? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health . 18 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19228680

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Research from 20 February 2009

Thomas DP, Johnston V, Fitz JW, McDonnell J. Monitoring local trends in Indigenous tobacco consumption. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 33[1], 64-66. February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19236361
Voko Z, Csepe P, Nemeth R, Kosa K, Kosa Z, Szeles G et al. Does socioeconomic status fully mediate the effect of ethnicity on the health of Roma people in Hungary? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health . 18 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19228680

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Research from 13 February 2009

Luk R, Cohen JE, Ferrence R, McDonald PW, Schwartz R, Bondy SJ. Prevalence and correlates of purchasing contraband cigarettes on First Nations reserves in Ontario, Canada. Addiction 104[3], 488-495. March 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19207360
Hofstetter CR, Ayers JW, Irvin VL, Kang Sim DE, Hughes SC, Reighard F et al. Does Church Participation Facilitate Tobacco Control? A Report on Korean Immigrants. J.Immigr.Minor.Health . 10 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19205883
Thomas JL, Bronars CA, Stewart DW, Okuyemi KS, Befort CA, Nazir N et al. Psychometric Properties of a Brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire for Adults (SCQ-A) Among African American Light Smokers. Substance Abuse 30[1], 14-25. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19197778

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Research from 6 February 2009

Kelly J, Lanier A, Santos M, Healey S, Louchini R, Friborg J et al. Cancer among the circumpolar Inuit, 1989-2003. II. Patterns and trends. International Journal of Circumpolar Health 67[5], 408-420. December 2008. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19186762
Pampel FC. Racial convergence in cigarette use from adolescence to the mid-thirties. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 49[4], 484-498. December 2008. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19181051
Wong MD, Ettner SL, Boscardin WJ, Shapiro MF. The Contribution of Cancer Incidence, Stage at Diagnosis and Survival to Racial Differences in Years of Life Expectancy. Journal of General Internal Medicine . 3 February 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189193

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Research from 22 January 2009

Eamranond PP, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Wee CC. Patient-Physician Language Concordance and Lifestyle Counseling Among Spanish-Speaking Patients. J.Immigr.Minor.Health . 19 January 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19152110

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Research from 15 January 2009

Allamani A, Innocenti FB, Innocenti A, Cipriani F, Voller F. Alcohol and tobacco consumption among Albanian immigrants in Florence. Substance Use & Misuse 44[2], 282-300. 2009. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19142825
Gotfried J. Smoking cessation counseling in Orthodox Jewish populations. Chest 135[1], 248-249. January 2009. Abstract or full text available at: No abstract available

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Research from 9 January 2009

Kabir Z, Clarke V, Keogan S, Currie LM, Zatonski W, Clancy L. Smoking characteristics of Polish immigrants in Dublin. BMC Public Health [electronic resource] 8[1], 428. 31 December 2008. Abstract or full text available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19117510

Black and minority ethnic groups research from 2008

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