Smokers’ reactions to the new larger health warning labels on plain cigarette packs in Australia: Findings from the ITC Australia project

Tobacco Control

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 181-187

  Yong, Hua Hie ^a   Borland, Ron ^a   Hammond, David ^b   Thrasher, James F ^c   Michael Cummings, K ^d   Fong, Geoffrey T ^b,d,e  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PACKAGING; PERCEPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PRODUCT LABELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959113575     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051979     Document Type: Article

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