Graphic-enhanced information improves perceived risks of cigar smoking

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 865-869

  Strasser, Andrew A ^a,c   Orom, Heather ^b   Tang, Kathy Z ^a   Dumont, Rachel L ^a   Cappella, Joseph N ^c   Kozlowski, Lynn T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigar; Harm reduction; Internet; Little cigar; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK;

ADULT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955740906     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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