TY - JOUR AU1 - Mcalister, Alfred L. AU2 - Perry, Cheryl AU3 - Maccoby, Nathan AU4 - AB - Despite the systemic and conceptual barriers to effective preventive actions, some progress is beginning to be made in preventing adoption of self-destructive behaviors during adolescence. Application of the concept of psychological inoculation against social environmental factors that influence young people to adopt unhealthy life-styles is showing promise in short-term results of ongoing longitudinal studies. Researchers in pediatrics who are interested in prevention as a means of health promotion should become acquainted with these techniques to provide effective leadership in the field. TI - Adolescent Smoking: Onset and Prevention JF - Pediatrics DO - 10.1542/peds.63.4.650 DA - 1979-04-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/crossref/adolescent-smoking-onset-and-prevention-DS9FGoWOzM SP - 650 EP - 658 VL - 63 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -