Smokers' knowledge and understanding of advertised tar numbers: Health policy implications

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-24

  Cohen, Joel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAR;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030031297     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.1.18     Document Type: Article

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