Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9162026 | Chest | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In contemporary American cinema, the smoking prevalence is higher for men, antagonistic characters, lower SEC, independent movies, and R-rated movies. Smoking prevalence is higher than in the general US population in R-rated movies, and in both its subcategories of R-rated studio movies and R-rated independent movies. There is more smoking in R-rated independent movies than in R-rated studio movies. Smoking in contemporary American cinema is associated with male sex, lower SEC, and antagonistic (ie, bad) characters
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Authors
Omidvari MD, FCCP, Lessnau MD, FCCP, Kim MD, Mercante PhD, Weinacker MD, FCCP, Mason MD, FCCP,