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New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education

Volume 2014, Issue 142
Research Article

Tobacco Use Among Sexual Minorities

Lawrence O. Bryant

Department of Respiratory Therapy, Byrdine Lewis School of Nursing and Health Profession, Georgia State University

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Lorenzo Bowman

Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University, , Atlanta, Georgia

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First published: 19 June 2014
https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.20095
Cited by: 2

Abstract

This chapter addresses tobacco use among sexual minorities. It examines research on the prevalence of tobacco use in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and discusses why tobacco use within this group continues to significantly exceed that of the general population.

Number of times cited: 2

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