Young adults' interpretations of tobacco brands: Implications for tobacco control

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 911-918

  Gendall, Philip ^a   Hoek, Janet ^b   Thomson, George ^b   Edwards, Richard ^b   Pene, Gina ^b   Gifford, Heather ^c   Pirikahu, Gill ^c   McCool, Judith ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Whakauae Research Services   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PACKAGING; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960205802     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr094     Document Type: Article

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