The 'value' of smoking: An editorial

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 409-414

  Slovic, Paul ^a  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

risk; risk analysis; risk communication; risk management; risk perception; smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MARKETING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 84863949688     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2012.692774     Document Type: Article

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