Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cantrell, Jennifer ^a   Vallone, Donna M ^a   Thrasher, James F ^b   Nagler, Rebekah H ^c   Feirman, Shari P ^a   Muenz, Larry R ^d   He, David Y ^d   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^c  

^a Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Larry R Muenz and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACKAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84872354268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052206     Document Type: Article

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