Risk perceptions of smokeless tobacco among adolescent and adult users and nonusers

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 599-606

  Liu, Sherry T ^a   Nemeth, Julianna M ^a   Klein, Elizabeth G ^a   Ferketich, Amy K ^a   Kwan, Mei Po ^a   Wewers, Mary Ellen ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928765949     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1012237     Document Type: Article

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