The effects of beliefs about the health consequences of cigarette smoking on smoking onset

Journal of Communication

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Krosnick, Jon A ^a   Chang, LinChiat ^b   Sherman, Steven J ^c   Chassin, Laurie ^d   Presson, Clark ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Opinion Research Corporation   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746679757     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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