Young smokers and non-smokers perceptions of typical users of plain vs. branded cigarette packs: A between-subjects experimental survey

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lund, Ingeborg ^a   Scheffels, Janne ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adolescents; Plain packaging; Smoking; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARKETING; NORWAY; PACKAGING; PERCEPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; NORWAY; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886046195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1005     Document Type: Review

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