Awareness, perceptions and use of snus among young adults from the upper Midwest region of the USA

Tobacco Control

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 412-417

  Choi, Kelvin ^a   Forster, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CO-SUBSTANCE USE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDIA; NON-CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIONS; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO USE; UNITED STATES; USE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG ADULTS;

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION; CO-SUBSTANCE USE; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICES; MEDIA; NON-CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS; PERCEPTIONS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SALE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; USE; YOUNG ADULTS; YOUTH;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; PERCEPTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885846998     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050383     Document Type: Article

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