Association between willingness to use snus to quit smoking and perception of relative risk between snus and cigarettes

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1221-1228

  Lund, Karl Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867129746     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts077     Document Type: Article

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