Gruesome photos on cigarette packages reduce tobacco use

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 569-

  Cunningham, Rob ^a  

^a Societe canadienne du cancer   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PACKAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 68249086633     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.069559     Document Type: Editorial

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