Tobacco plain packaging: Evidence based policy or public health advocacy?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 560-568

  McKeganey, Neil ^a   Russell, Christopher ^a  

^a Centre for Drug Misuse Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy analysis; Tobacco plain packaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; NOTE; PACKAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SMOKING REGULATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PLAIN PACKAGING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930016868     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.03.004     Document Type: Note

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