The impact of Australia's new graphic cigarette packet warnings on smokers' beliefs and attitudes

Australasian Marketing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-188

  Miller, Caroline L ^a,b   Hill, David J ^c   Quester, Pascale G ^d   Hiller, Janet E ^b,e  

^a CANCER COUNCIL SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intention to quit; Pack warnings; Smoking; Theory of Reasoned Action

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960024196     PISSN: 14413582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ausmj.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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