Smokers' misperceptions of light and ultra-light cigarettes may keep them smoking

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-16

  Kozlowski, Lynn T ^a   Goldberg, Marvin E ^b   Yost, Berwood A ^b   White, Erica L ^b   Sweeney, Christine T ^b   Pillitteri, Janine L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING;

ADULT; ADVERTISING; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; NICOTINE; ODDS RATIO; PRODUCT LABELING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TARS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032125619     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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