Perceptions of health risks of cigarette smoking: A new measure reveals widespread misunderstanding.

Most Americans recognize that smoking causes serious diseases, yet many Americans continue to smoke. One possible explanation for this paradox is that perhaps Americans do not accurately perceive the extent to which smoking increases the probability of adverse health outcomes. This paper examines th...

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Main Authors: Jon A Krosnick, Neil Malhotra, Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Eduardo F Bruera, LinChiat Chang, Josh Pasek, Randall K Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5555635?pdf=render