Social interactions as a source of information about e-cigarettes: A study of U.S. adult smokers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Hall, Marissa G ^a,b   Pepper, Jessica K ^a,c   Morgan, Jennifer C ^a,b   Brewer, Noel T ^a,b  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

E cigarettes; Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS); Interpersonal communication; Social interactions; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PACKAGING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84981484913     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13080788     Document Type: Article

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