An examination of the effectiveness of health warning labels on smokeless tobacco products in four states in India: findings from the TCP India cohort survey

An examination of the effectiveness of health warning labels on smokeless tobacco products in four states in India: findings from the TCP India cohort survey

Abstract Background In 2009, after many delays and changes, India introduced a single pictorial health warning label (HWL) on smokeless tobacco (SLT) packing—a symbolic image of a scorpion covering 40% of the front surface. In 2011, the scorpion was replaced with 4 graphic images. This paper tested...

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Main Authors: Shannon Gravely, Geoffrey T. Fong, Pete Driezen, Steve Xu, Anne C. K. Quah, Genevieve Sansone, Prakash C. Gupta, Mangesh S. Pednekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tobacco control
Health policy
Health warning labels
Smokeless tobacco
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3899-7

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