A cross-sectional analysis of how young adults perceive tobacco brands: Implications for FCTC signatories

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gendall, Philip ^a   Hoek, Janet ^a   Edwards, Richard ^a   McCool, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

FCTC; Health policy; Plain packaging; Tobacco branding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PACKAGING; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRODUCT PACKAGING; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866150920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-796     Document Type: Article

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