Assessing the impact of cigarette package health warning labels: A cross-country comparison in Brazil, Uruguay and Mexico;Impacto de advertencias sanitarias del empaquetado de cigarros: Un análisis comparativo en Brasil, Uruguay y México

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL.2, 2010, Pages

  Thrasher, James F ^a,b   Villalobos, Victor ^a   Szklo, André ^c   Fong, Geoffrey T ^d,e   Pérez, Cristina ^c   Sebrié, Ernesto ^f   Sansone, Natalie ^d   Figueiredo, Valeska ^c   Boado, Marcelo ^g,h   Arillo Santillán, Edna ^a   Bianco, Eduardo ^h  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

^f ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^h Centro de Investigacion para la Epidemia Del Tabaquismo   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Health policy; Mass media; Product labeling; Tobacco; Warning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751550936     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342010000800016     Document Type: Article

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