Failed promises of the cigarette industry and its effect on consumer misperceptions about the health risks of smoking

Tobacco Control

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL.1, 2002, Pages

  Cummings, K M ^a   Morley, C P ^a   Hyland, A ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PERCEPTION; PROPAGANDA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SMOKING; STANDARD; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; PROPAGANDA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 4243403839     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.11.suppl_1.i110     Document Type: Article

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