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Is adolescent smoking related to the density and proximity of tobacco outlets and retail cigarette advertising near schools? - ScienceDirect <br />http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743508002089[11/16/2017 10:26:20 AM] <br />Check if you have access through your login credentials or your <br />institution. <br />Check Access <br />or <br />Purchase <br />or <br />Check for this article elsewhere <br />proximity of tobacco outlets to schools. <br />Results <br />The prevalence of current smoking was 3.2 percentage points <br />higher at schools in neighborhoods with the highest tobacco <br />outlet density (> 5 outlets) than in neighborhoods without any <br />tobacco outlets. The density of retail cigarette advertising in <br />school neighborhoods was similarly associated with high school <br />smoking prevalence. However, neither the presence of a tobacco <br />outlet within 1000 ft of a high school nor the distance to the <br />nearest tobacco outlet from school was associated with smoking <br />prevalence. <br />Conclusions <br />Policy efforts to reduce adolescent smoking should aim to <br />reduce the density of tobacco outlets and retail cigarette <br />advertising in school neighborhoods. This may be achieved <br />through local zoning ordinances, including limiting the proximity <br />of tobacco outlets to schools. <br />Keywords <br />Tobacco; Adolescents; Outlet density; Advertising; Environment <br />Choose an option to locate/access this article: <br />Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.