Use of and beliefs about light cigarettes in four countries: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Survey

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages

  Borland, Ron ^a   Yong, Hua Hie ^a   King, Bill ^a   Cummings, K Michael ^b   Fong, Geoffrey T ^c   Elton Marshall, Tara ^c   Hammond, David ^c   McNeill, Ann ^d  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTER DESIGN; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TELEPHONE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRODUCT LABELING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8844280977     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1462220412331320716     Document Type: Article

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