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The role of personal attributes in the genesis and progression of lung disease and cigarette smoking

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  • Brook, A.
  • Zhang, C.

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Objectives: We examined early maladaptive personal attributes (e.g., depression), later lung disease, and later maladaptive personal attributes over a significant part of a woman's life. Methods: Wegathered longitudinal data ona prospective cohort ofcommunitydwelling women (n= 498) followed from young adulthood to late midlife. Results: We used structural equation modeling to assess the interrelations of maladaptive personal attributes, cigarette smoking, lung disease, and financial strain. The results supported a mediational model through which early maladaptive personal attributes were associated with smoking (b =0.17, P

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  • Brook, A. & Zhang, C., 2013. "The role of personal attributes in the genesis and progression of lung disease and cigarette smoking," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(5), pages 931-937.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300748_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300748
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