What is the impact of e-cigarette adverts on children’s perceptions of tobacco smoking? An experimental study

Tobacco Control

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 421-427

  Petrescu, D C ^a   Vasiljevic, M ^a   Pepper, J K ^b,c   Ribisl, K M ^b,d   Marteau, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United Kingdom)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING;

EID: 84986556415     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-052940     Document Type: Article

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