Health warnings on tobacco products: International practices

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-280

  Hammond, David ^a   Reid, Jessica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health policy; Product labelling; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863823869     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342012000300009     Document Type: Review

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