Effects of plain package branding and graphic health warnings on adolescent smokers in the USA, Spain and France

Tobacco Control

Volumn 25, Issue e2, 2016, Pages e120-e126

  Andrews, J Craig ^a   Netemeyer, Richard G ^b   Burton, Scot ^c   Kees, Jeremy ^d  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising and Promotion; Packaging and Labelling; Prevention; Priority special populations; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FRANCE; FRENCHMAN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUOTA SAMPLE; SMOKING; SPAIN; SPANIARD; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE; PACKAGING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING PREVENTION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PRODUCT LABELING; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKERS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING PREVENTION; SPAIN; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964821156     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052583     Document Type: Article

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