Perceptions and experiences with flavored non-menthol tobacco products: A systematic review of qualitative studies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Kowitt, Sarah D ^a,b   Meernik, Clare ^c   Baker, Hannah M ^b   Osman, Amira ^b   Huang, Li Ling ^b   Goldstein, Adam O ^b,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavored tobacco products; Other tobacco products; Regulation; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERCEPTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY APPROACH; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FEMALE; FLAVOR; HOOKAH; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING AND SMOKING RELATED PHENOMENA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

FLAVORING AGENT; MENTHOL;

FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MENTHOL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASTE; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 85016164246     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14040338     Document Type: Review

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