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Financial Strain Among Black Smokers in Terms of Abstinence Expectancies

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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the University of Houston under Award Number U54MD015946. MSB’s effort was additionally supported through the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust grant R23-02. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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    Michael J. Zvolensky, Luke F. Heggeness, Nubia Mayorga, Lorra Garey & Brooke Y. Redmond

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    Michael J. Zvolensky, Lorra Garey & Michael S. Businelle

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    Michael S. Businelle

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Zvolensky, M.J., Heggeness, L.F., Mayorga, N. et al. Financial Strain Among Black Smokers in Terms of Abstinence Expectancies. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01720-4

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