Interpretations of smoking in film by older teenagers.

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Research testifies that images of tobacco use in popular films are highly pervasive and typically glamorised. There are concerns that these images may promote motivations to smoke in adolescents, but little is known about how these images are interpreted ... (Full abstract text below)

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