Young Adults’ Risk Perceptions of Various Tobacco Products Relative to Cigarettes: Results From the National Young Adult Health Survey

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 328-336

  Wackowski, Olivia A ^a   Delnevo, Cristine D ^a  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral theories; health behavior; health communications; smoking and tobacco use; tobacco control and policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOOKAH; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SMOKING WATER PIPES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84967194721     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198115599988     Document Type: Article

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