Study examines movie smoking exposure and team sport participation in youth established smoking
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 01:07
in Health & Medicine
Participating in team sports is associated with a reduced likelihood of youths becoming established smokers, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, exposure to movie smoking appears to be associated with an increased risk of established smoking in both team sport participants and nonparticipants.