Smoking [[electronic resource] ] : risk, perception & policy / / Paul Slovic, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.296 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SlovicPaul <1938-> |
Soggetto topico |
Smoking - Health aspects
Nicotine - Health aspects Cigarette smokers - Attitudes Cigarette smokers - Health risk assessment Risk perception Smoking - Government policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-322-41665-6
0-7619-2380-2 1-4522-6701-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I: INTRODUCTION; 1 - The Risks of Active and Passive Smoking; 2 - A Profile of Smokers and Smoking; Part II: PERCEPTIONS OF RISK BY ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS; 3 - What do young people think they know about the risks of smoking?; 4 - The role of perceived risk in starting and stopping smoking; 5 - Smokers' recognition of their vulnerability to harm; 6 - Cigarette smokers; Part III: MEDIA INFLUENCE ON SMOKING; 7 - Advertising, smoker imagery, and the diffusion of smoking behavior; Part IV: ADDICTION; 8 - The nature of nicotine addiction
9 - A visceral account of addiction10 The Catch-22 of Smoking and Quitting; Part V: LEGAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES; 11 - The Joint Failure of Economic Theory and Legal Regulation; 12 - Tobacco and Public Health Policy; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Index; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910481008903321 |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Smoking [[electronic resource] ] : risk, perception & policy / / Paul Slovic, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 378 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 362.296 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SlovicPaul <1938-> |
Soggetto topico |
Smoking - Health aspects
Nicotine - Health aspects Cigarette smokers - Attitudes Cigarette smokers - Health risk assessment Risk perception Smoking - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-322-41665-6
0-7619-2380-2 1-4522-6701-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I: INTRODUCTION; 1 - The Risks of Active and Passive Smoking; 2 - A Profile of Smokers and Smoking; Part II: PERCEPTIONS OF RISK BY ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS; 3 - What do young people think they know about the risks of smoking?; 4 - The role of perceived risk in starting and stopping smoking; 5 - Smokers' recognition of their vulnerability to harm; 6 - Cigarette smokers; Part III: MEDIA INFLUENCE ON SMOKING; 7 - Advertising, smoker imagery, and the diffusion of smoking behavior; Part IV: ADDICTION; 8 - The nature of nicotine addiction
9 - A visceral account of addiction10 The Catch-22 of Smoking and Quitting; Part V: LEGAL AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES; 11 - The Joint Failure of Economic Theory and Legal Regulation; 12 - Tobacco and Public Health Policy; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Index; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779210703321 |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tobacco information for teens : health tips about the hazards of using cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and other nicotine products : including facts about nicotine addiction, nicotine delivery systems, secondhand smoke, health consequences of tobacco use, related cancers, smoking cessation, and tobacco use statistics |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Omnigraphics, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 361 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 362.296 |
Collana | Teen health series |
Soggetto topico |
Tobacco use - Health aspects
Smoking - Health aspects Nicotine - Health aspects Smoking cessation Teenagers - Tobacco use - Prevention |
ISBN |
1-78684-277-7
0-7808-1413-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Facts about tobacco and nicotine -- pt. 2. Nicotine delivery systems -- pt. 3. Cancers associated with tobacco use -- pt. 4. Other health concerns related to tobacco use -- pt. 5. Tobacco use cessation -- pt. 6. If you need more help or information. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910157804803321 |
Detroit, MI : , : Omnigraphics, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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