Which Images and Features in Graphic Cigarette Warnings Predict Their Perceived Effectiveness? Findings from an Online Survey of Residents in the UK

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 639-649

  Cameron, Linda D ^a   Williams, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common sense model; Graphic warning labels; Health communications; Illness risk representations; Imagery; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCT LABELING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941166431     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-015-9693-4     Document Type: Article

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