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An Analysis of U.S. News Media Coverage of E-Cigarettes: Does a Youth Epidemic Make a Difference?

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Winett, Julia R.

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Rates of electronic cigarettes (or “e-cigarettes”) use among youth are so high that the Surgeon General declared them to be of “epidemic proportions” (A Report of the Surgeon General, 2012). If these rates go unchanged, e-cigarettes will likely be responsible for the creation of a new generation of combustible cigarette...

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Honors College Thesis

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following the framework laid out by Charlotte Ryan (1991) and process described by Winett (1997). I
Evaluating the public health risks of methylmercury exposure and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption

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Cusack, Leanne K.

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Although fish are a nutritious food source, they also are the main source of methylmercury exposure in U.S. populations. This research examined the risks from methylmercury and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption. The first study provided the first region-specific quantitative risk/benefit analysis for nine commonly...

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Dissertation
An ecological analysis of adolescent females' perseptions of sex : implications for onset of sexual intercourse

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Rink, Elizabeth

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This study explores the intrapersonal and interpersonal ecological factors that influence adolescent females' perceptions of sex and the extent to which their perceptions of sex impact onset of sexual intercourse as they mature. Particular attention is given to how depression influences individual, personal and social factors in an adolescent female's...

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Dissertation

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..................................................................... 119 3A: Alcohol Use A DEDICATION In memory of my grandmother, Isabel Charlotte Talbot Rink