T L Alford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4506311 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T L Alford |
| GIVEN NAMES | T L |
| FAMILY NAME | Alford |
| SIGNATURE | ALFORD T L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8528-3019 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Legend of John Wilkes Booth
When John Wilkes Booth was killed by soldiers in Virginia in 1865, his body was immediately returned to Washington, D.C. A formal identification and autopsy took place. Although this process was properly done and witnessed, a huge mistake followed. Authorities provided false stories as to the disposition of his body. Anxious to consign the assassin to oblivion, they rushed his remains to a secret grave and so forestalled Lincoln haters from memor…
Access to Low-Taxed Cigarettes Deters Smoking Cessation Attempts
We examined whether smokers who purchased low-taxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations had lower quit attempt and cessation rates than did smokers who purchased cigarettes from full-price outlets. Smokers who bought cigarettes from American Indian reservations were half as likely to make a quit attempt and had a nonsignificant trend toward lower cessation rates (20% vs 10%) compared with those who bought full-priced cigarettes. Interven…
Tobacco Outlet Density and Demographics in Erie County, New York
Economic literature shows that smokers are responsive to the price of cigarettes and that African American and lower-income smokers are particularly price sensitive.1–4 Tobacco control policies that effectively restrict access and use of cigarettes will raise the cost of the cigarettes themselves as a result of increased costs in obtaining and using cigarettes. For example, zoning restrictions on the number of tobacco outlets in a given area will…
Demographics and Tobacco Outlet Density
In our recent report associating community demographics and tobacco outlet density in Erie County, New York,1 we stated that no other studies had been performed examining this topic. After our original submission date, work was published by Laws et al,2 who found that the percentage of all businesses that sold tobacco in 10 Massachusetts neighborhoods was strongly inversely correlated with the average per capita income of those neighborhoods and …
"Formerly a Slave"
American Autographs
Prince among Slaves
In 1807, an Irish ship's surgeon recognized a slave at a Mississippi produce market as the son of an African king who had saved his life many years earlier. The Prince, as he had become known to local Natchez, Mississippi, residents, had been captured by warring tribesmen when he was 26 years old, sold to slavetraders, and shipped to America. An educated, aristocratic slave, Abd Rahman Ibrahima was made overseer of the large cotton and tobacco pl…
A Catalogue of American Watermarks, 1690-1835
Tobacco Outlet Density and Demographics in Erie County, New York
Economic literature shows that smokers are responsive to the price of cigarettes and that African American and lower-income smokers are particularly price sensitive.1–4 Tobacco control policies that effectively restrict access and use of cigarettes will raise the cost of the cigarettes themselves as a result of increased costs in obtaining and using cigarettes. For example, zoning restrictions on the number of tobacco outlets in a given area will…
Access to Low-Taxed Cigarettes Deters Smoking Cessation Attempts
We examined whether smokers who purchased low-taxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations had lower quit attempt and cessation rates than did smokers who purchased cigarettes from full-price outlets. Smokers who bought cigarettes from American Indian reservations were half as likely to make a quit attempt and had a nonsignificant trend toward lower cessation rates (20% vs 10%) compared with those who bought full-priced cigarettes. Interven…
Prince among Slaves
In 1807, an Irish ship's surgeon recognized a slave at a Mississippi produce market as the son of an African king who had saved his life many years earlier. The Prince, as he had become known to local Natchez, Mississippi, residents, had been captured by warring tribesmen when he was 26 years old, sold to slavetraders, and shipped to America. An educated, aristocratic slave, Abd Rahman Ibrahima was made overseer of the large cotton and tobacco pl…
Demographics and Tobacco Outlet Density
In our recent report associating community demographics and tobacco outlet density in Erie County, New York,1 we stated that no other studies had been performed examining this topic. After our original submission date, work was published by Laws et al,2 who found that the percentage of all businesses that sold tobacco in 10 Massachusetts neighborhoods was strongly inversely correlated with the average per capita income of those neighborhoods and …
A Catalogue of American Watermarks, 1690-1835
Prince among Slaves
In 1807, an Irish ship's surgeon recognized a slave at a Mississippi produce market as the son of an African king who had saved his life many years earlier. The Prince, as he had become known to local Natchez, Mississippi, residents, had been captured by warring tribesmen when he was 26 years old, sold to slavetraders, and shipped to America. An educated, aristocratic slave, Abd Rahman Ibrahima was made overseer of the large cotton and tobacco pl…
American Autographs
"Formerly a Slave"
Tobacco Outlet Density and Demographics in Erie County, New York
Economic literature shows that smokers are responsive to the price of cigarettes and that African American and lower-income smokers are particularly price sensitive.1–4 Tobacco control policies that effectively restrict access and use of cigarettes will raise the cost of the cigarettes themselves as a result of increased costs in obtaining and using cigarettes. For example, zoning restrictions on the number of tobacco outlets in a given area will…
Demographics and Tobacco Outlet Density
In our recent report associating community demographics and tobacco outlet density in Erie County, New York,1 we stated that no other studies had been performed examining this topic. After our original submission date, work was published by Laws et al,2 who found that the percentage of all businesses that sold tobacco in 10 Massachusetts neighborhoods was strongly inversely correlated with the average per capita income of those neighborhoods and …
Access to Low-Taxed Cigarettes Deters Smoking Cessation Attempts
We examined whether smokers who purchased low-taxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations had lower quit attempt and cessation rates than did smokers who purchased cigarettes from full-price outlets. Smokers who bought cigarettes from American Indian reservations were half as likely to make a quit attempt and had a nonsignificant trend toward lower cessation rates (20% vs 10%) compared with those who bought full-priced cigarettes. Interven…
The Legend of John Wilkes Booth
When John Wilkes Booth was killed by soldiers in Virginia in 1865, his body was immediately returned to Washington, D.C. A formal identification and autopsy took place. Although this process was properly done and witnessed, a huge mistake followed. Authorities provided false stories as to the disposition of his body. Anxious to consign the assassin to oblivion, they rushed his remains to a secret grave and so forestalled Lincoln haters from memor…
Art (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · Demographics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economics (2 works)