The impact of graphic cigarette warning labels and smoke-free law on health awareness and thoughts of quitting in Taiwan

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-191

  Chang, Fong Ching ^a   Chung, Chi Hui ^b   Yu, Po Tswen ^c   Chao, Kun Yu ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Communications Commission   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PACKAGING; PASSIVE SMOKING; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRODUCT LABELING; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953179688     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyq073     Document Type: Article

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