The marketing of menthol cigarettes in the United States: Population, messages, and channels

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Sutton, Charyn D ^a   Robinson, Robert G ^b  

^a The Onyx Group   (United States)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL;

ADVERTIZING; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MASS MEDIA; MENTHOL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SMOKING; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642412471     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622203310001649504     Document Type: Article

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