Perceptions of menthol cigarettes among twitter users: Content and sentiment analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Rose, Shyanika W ^a   Jo, Catherine L ^b   Binns, Steven ^c   Buenger, Melissa ^c   Emery, Sherry ^c   Ribisl, Kurt M ^b,d  

^a American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Menthol; Policy; Public opinion; Smoking; Social media; Tobacco products; Twitter messaging

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTHOL; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 85014805866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5694     Document Type: Article

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