Cigarette warning label policy alternatives and smoking-related health disparities

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 590-600

  Thrasher, James F ^a   Carpenter, Matthew J ^b   Andrews, Jeannette O ^c   Gray, Kevin M ^b   Alberg, Anthony J ^b   Navarro, Ashley ^a   Friedman, Daniela B ^a   Cummings, K Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH WARNING; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LINEAR MIXED EFFECTS MODEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POLICY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; READING; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869187933     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.08.025     Document Type: Article

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