Open AccessCommunicating about chemicals in cigarette smoke: impact on knowledge and misunderstanding
Author(s) -
Allison J. Lazard,
Michael Byron,
Ellen Peters,
Noel T. Brewer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tobacco control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.715
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1468-3318
pISSN - 0964-4563
DOI - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054863
Subject(s) - web page , clarity , affect (linguistics) , perception , psychology , medicine , advertising , world wide web , computer science , business , biochemistry , chemistry , communication , neuroscience
The USA must publicly share information about harmful and potentially harmful constituents (chemicals) in tobacco products. We sought to understand whether webpages with chemical information are "understandable and not misleading to a lay person."