Are instructions for over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy products readable?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Stevens, Amy B ^a   McDaniel, Kelly S ^a   Glover, Elbert D ^b   Wallace, Lorraine S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Nicotinic agonists; Over the counter; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548586998     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.31.s1.10     Document Type: Article

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