Response of mass media, tobacco industry and smokers to the introduction of graphic cigarette pack warnings in Australia

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 644-649

  Miller, Caroline L ^a,b   Hill, David J ^c   Quester, Pascale G ^d   Hiller, Janet E ^b  

^a CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health warnings; Packaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; FEMALE; GRAPHIC CIGARETTE PACKET WARNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 71449123361     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp089     Document Type: Article

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