Formative research to identify perceptions of e-cigarettes in college students: Implications for future health communication campaigns

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 380-389

  Case, Kathleen ^a   Crook, Brittani ^a   Lazard, Allison ^b   Mackert, Michael ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

E cigarettes; Health Belief Model; nicotine; Theory of Planned Behavior; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TEXAS; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; TEXAS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84963603333     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1158180     Document Type: Article

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