UT Researchers Find Link
Between Advertising
and Increased Tobacco Use
Among India’s Youth
HOUSTON—(May 1, 2008)—As the westernization of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as 11, according to a study released today by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health.
The study, “Associations Between Tobacco Marketing and Use Among Urban Youth In India,” is published in the May/June issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior.
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