Socioeconomic differences in the effectiveness of the removal of the "light" descriptor on cigarette packs: Findings from the international tobacco control (ITC) Thailand survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2170-2180

  Siahpush, Mohammad ^a   Borland, Ron ^b   Fong, Geoffrey T ^c   Elton Marshall, Tara ^c   Yong, Hua Hie ^b   Holumyong, Charamporn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Light cigarettes; Socioeconomic position; Tobacco control policies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRODUCT SAFETY; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; THAILAND;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79959827030     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8062170     Document Type: Article

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