Socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers' ratings of plain and branded cigarette packaging: An experimental study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Guillaumier, Ashleigh ^a   Bonevski, Billie ^a   Paul, Chris ^a   Durkin, Sarah ^b   D'Este, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PACKAGING; POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE PARENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84896847356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004078     Document Type: Article

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