The effect of mystery shopper reports on age verification for tobacco purchases

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 820-830

  Krevor, Brad S ^a   Ponicki, William R ^b   Grube, Joel W ^b   Dejong, William ^c  

^a Responsible Retailing Forum Inc   (United States)

^b PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH REPORT; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052013351     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.561912     Document Type: Article

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