Misguided optimism among college student smokers: Leveraging their quit-smoking strategies for smoking cessation campaigns

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-331

  Wolburg, Joyce M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67449155552     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2009.01141.x     Document Type: Article

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