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01-08-2019 | Letter to the Editor

EU anti-smoking graphic warnings on cigarette packets: semiotics and the issue of gender under-representation

Authors: Diane O Doherty, Frank Houghton, Derek McInerney, Bruce Duncan, Daisy Houghton

Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) | Issue 3/2019

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Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable mortality globally and is responsible for significant morbidity [1]. The mandatory introduction of combined anti-smoking graphic and text warnings on tobacco products within the European Union (EU) therefore has been welcomed as an important element of the necessary war on tobacco [2]. Emerging evidence suggests that such warnings are an effective tool, particularly when combined with plain packaging [3, 4]. …

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Title: EU anti-smoking graphic warnings on cigarette packets: semiotics and the issue of gender under-representation
Authors: Diane O Doherty
Frank Houghton
Derek McInerney
Bruce Duncan
Daisy Houghton
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -) / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0021-1265
Electronic ISSN: 1863-4362
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-018-1938-3

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