Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment

Jennifer Cantrell; Donna M. Vallone; James F. Thrasher; Rebekah H. Nagler; Shari P. Feirman; Larry R. Muenz; David Y. He; Kasisomayajula Viswanath

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052206

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Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment

Jennifer Cantrell ,

* E-mail: jcantrell@legacyforhealth.org

Affiliation Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Donna M. Vallone,

Affiliation Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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James F. Thrasher,

Affiliation Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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Rebekah H. Nagler,

Affiliation Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Shari P. Feirman,

Affiliation Department of Research and Evaluation, Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Larry R. Muenz,

Affiliation Larry R. Muenz & Associates, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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David Y. He,

Affiliation Larry R. Muenz & Associates, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States of America
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Kasisomayajula Viswanath

Affiliation Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment

Jennifer Cantrell,
Donna M. Vallone,
James F. Thrasher,
Rebekah H. Nagler,
Shari P. Feirman,
Larry R. Muenz,
David Y. He,
Kasisomayajula Viswanath

Published: January 14, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052206

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