Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2011
College student reactions to health warning labels: sociodemographic and psychosocial factors related to perceived effectiveness of different approaches.
To examine factors associated with perceiving different types of pictorial cigarette health warning labels as most effective in motivating smokers to quit or preventing smoking initiation among college students. ⋯ Understanding factors related to perceived effectiveness of different pictorial warnings among subpopulations should inform health warning labels released by the FDA.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2011
Cyclists' experiences of harassment from motorists: findings from a survey of cyclists in Queensland, Australia.
Harassment from motorists is a major constraint on cycling that has been under-researched. We examined incidence and correlates of harassment of cyclists. ⋯ Efforts to decrease harassment should include a closer examination of the circumstances that give rise to harassment, as well as fostering road environments and driver attitudes and behaviors that recognize that cyclists are legitimate road users.