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ArticleTobacco induced diseases2011

Marketing of menthol cigarettes and consumer perceptions.

Joshua Rising, Lori Alexander

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Article in Tobacco induced diseases, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Menthol Cigarette Use Among Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes, 2008-2020: Rapid Growth and Widening Inequities in the United States.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023
    Article
  3. Menthol Cigarette Smoking Trends among United States Adults, 2003-2019.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022
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  7. Smoking, Mental Illness, and Public Health.Annual review of public health · 2017
    Review
  8. Are young people's beliefs about menthol cigarettes associated with smoking-related intentions and behaviors?Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2015
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  13. National Support for a Menthol Cigarette Sales Ban.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Joshua RisingCenter for Tobacco Products, U,S, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA. Joahua.Rising@fda.hhs.gov.
Lori Alexander

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to more fully understand why individuals smoke menthol cigarettes, it is important to understand the perceptions held by youth and adults regarding menthol cigarettes. Perceptions are driven by many factors, and one factor that can be important is marketing. This review seeks to examine what role, if any, the marketing of menthol cigarettes plays in the formation of consumer perceptions of menthol cigarettes. The available literature suggests that menthol cigarettes may be perceived as safer choices than non-menthol cigarettes. Furthermore, there is significant overlap between menthol cigarette advertising campaigns and the perceptions of these products held by consumers. The marketing of menthol cigarettes has been higher in publications and venues whose target audiences are Blacks/African Americans. Finally, there appears to have been changes in cigarette menthol content over the past decade, which has been viewed by some researchers as an effort to attract different types of smokers.

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PMID21624148
PMCPMC3102901

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