Use and perception of electronic cigarettes among College students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 149-155

  Trumbo, Craig W ^a   Harper, Raquel ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

attitudes; diffusion of innovations; electronic cigarettes; smoking laws; social norms

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING BAN; SOCIAL NORM; STUDENT; TRENDS; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKE-FREE POLICY; SOCIAL NORMS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876111116     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2013.776052     Document Type: Article

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