Nicotine & Tobacco Research Advance Access published online on August 4, 2009
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, doi:10.1093/ntr/ntp131
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Response to Dr. DiFranza's letter
Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Tracy J. Costello, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Carlos A. Mazas, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Jennifer I. Vidrine, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Michael S. Businelle, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Darla E. Kendzor, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Yisheng Li, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Ludmila Cofta-Woerpel, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service and Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
David W. Wetter, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Corresponding Author: Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ph.D., Department of Health Disparities Research—Unit 1440, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-1402, USA. Telephone: 713-792-0253; Fax: 713-792-1152; E-mail: Lrreitze@mdanderson.org
Received: June 15, 2009; Accepted: June 15, 2009
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We appreciate Dr. DiFranza's interest in our recently published Nicotine & Tobacco Research article entitled "Low-level smoking among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers: Relationships with demographics, tobacco dependence, withdrawal, and cessation" (Reitzel et al., 2009), and his commendations on our research with this underserved population. Dr. DiFranza's comments about our article largely concerned our interpretation of the data. Specifically, he stated
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