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Report Findings Note Trend Toward More Women Smokers
AP Newsfeatures notes shifting patterns in smoking among women. The Smoking and Health report links pregnancy outcomes to maternal smoking and finds higher female smoking rates by age 25, with 4 to 1 male to female initiation before 12. Cultural climate and parental habits influence youth smoking, while pregnant smokers risk lower birth weights and more premature deliveries.
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New York
Surgeon General
Public Health Service
American Cancer Society
Newton
Mass
J. Worcester
E. Salber