Mapping cigarettes similarities using cluster analysis methods

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-242

  Bolboacǎ, Sorana D ^a   Jäntschi, Lorentz ^b  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Explanatory health messages; Heath warnings; Multidimensional analysis; Nicotine and carbon monoxide; Tobacco tar

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NICOTINE; TAR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION SERVICE; MARKET; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROMANIA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34848857907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2007030007     Document Type: Article

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