Tobacco plain packaging legislation: A content analysis of commentary posted on Australian online news

Tobacco Control

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 361-366

  Freeman, Becky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; PACKAGING; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; PRODUCT PACKAGING; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 84860389602     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2011.042986     Document Type: Article

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