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Autore |
Kozlowski Lynn T |
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Titolo |
Cigarettes, nicotine, & health [[electronic resource] ] : a biobehavioral approach / / Lynn T. Kozlowski, Jack E. Henningfield, Janet Brigham |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-8039-5946-X |
1-4522-3266-0 |
1-4522-6432-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Collana |
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Behavioral medicine & health psychology series ; ; v. 5 |
Behavioral medicine and health psychology series ; ; v. 5 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HenningfieldJack E |
BrighamJanet |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tobacco - Physiological effect |
Tobacco - Psychological aspects |
Nicotine - Physiological effect |
Clinical health psychology |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-174) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Why Biobehavioral? Why Cigarettes, Nicotine, and Health?; Chapter 2: The History of the Use of Nicotine: A Tasty Wonder Drug for Many, if Not All, Occasions; Chapter 3: Who Smokes and What Kills Them; Chapter 4: What Nicotine Does to the Body; Chapter 5: The Natural History of a Dependence Disorder; Chapter 6: Tobacco Use as Nicotine Addiction; Chapter 7: Smoking, Drinking, and Drug Taking: A Biobehavioral Syndrome; Chapter 8: ""Low-Tar,"" ""Light"" Cigarettes: Lessons from a Dangerous Boondoggle; Chapter 9: Helping Smokers Quit |
Chapter 10: Tobacco, Public Health, and PolicyReferences; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Smoking is one of the world's most pressing public health problems. This up-to-date work reviews the severe problems caused by smoking and examines individual and public health approaches to reducing |
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