Relevance of health warnings on cigarette packs: A psycholinguistic investigation

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 397-409

  Gygax, Pascal Mark ^a   Bosson, Marlène ^a   Gay, Christelle ^a   Ribordy, Farfalla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PACKAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT PACKAGING; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955101139     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2010.483334     Document Type: Article

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