The potential effectiveness of warning labels on cigarette packages: The perceptions of young adult Canadians

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 353-356

  Koval, John J ^a   Aubut, Jo Anne L ^a   Pederson, Linda L ^b   O'Hegarty, Michelle ^c   Chan, Stella S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Product labelling; Smoking; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PACKAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 26844498346     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404031     Document Type: Article

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