The effects of variant descriptors on the potential effectiveness of plain packaging

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-63

  Borland, Ron ^a   Savvas, Steven ^a  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MARKETING; PACKAGING; PERCEPTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TASTE; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARKETING; PERCEPTION; PRODUCT LABELING; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TARS; TASTE; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890310752     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050736     Document Type: Article

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