Smokers' reactions to reduced ignition propensity cigarettes

Tobacco Control

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-49

  O'Connor, Richard J ^a   Giovino, G A ^a   Fix, B V ^a   Hyland, A ^a   Hammond, D ^b   Fong, G T ^b   Bauer, U ^c   Cummings, K M ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TASTE;

EID: 31944438787     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.013532     Document Type: Article

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