Improper disclosure: Tobacco packaging and emission labelling regulations

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 613-619

  Hammond, D ^a   White, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emissions; Regulation; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH RISK; STANDARD (REGULATION); TAR; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; PACKAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPREHENSION; DISCLOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK; SMOKING; TARS; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84863218871     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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