Global evidence on the association between cigarette graphic warning labels and cigarette smoking prevalence and consumption

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Ngo, Anh ^a   Cheng, Kai Wen ^a   Shang, Ce ^a   Huang, Jidong ^b   Chaloupka, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette consumption; Cigarette smoking; Graphic warning labels (GWLs)

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAPHIC WARNING LABEL; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PACKAGING; PREVALENCE; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING PREVENTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRODUCT LABELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING PREVENTION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042768788     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15030421     Document Type: Article

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