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ArticleHealth communication2024

Examining Perceptions of Uncertain Language in Potential E-Cigarette Warning Labels: Results from 16 Focus Groups with Adult Tobacco Users and Youth.

Amelia Greiner Safi, Motasem Kalaji, Rosemary Avery, Jeff Niederdeppe, Alan Mathios, Michael Dorf, Sahara Byrne

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Article in Health communication, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Role of e-Cigarette Packaging as a Health Communications Tool: A Focus Group Study With Adolescents and Adults in England and Scotland.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amelia Greiner SafiDepartment of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University.ORCID 0000-0001-6742-0219
Motasem KalajiDepartment of Communication Studies, California State University Northridge.
Rosemary AveryJeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University.
Jeff NiederdeppeDepartment of Communication, Cornell University.
Alan MathiosJeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell University.
Michael DorfCornell Law School, Cornell University.
Sahara ByrneDepartment of Communication, Cornell University.
Cornell University · USCalifornia State University, Northridge · US

Funding

The E-Cigarette Population Paradox: Testing Effects of Youth-Targeted Population Warnings for E-Cigarettes among Two Key PopulationsR01CA246605 · NCI · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI BYRNE, SAHARA ELIZABETH, NIEDERDEPPE, JEFFREY D · 2019 to 2021
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NCI NIH HHS R01 CA246605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

E-cigarette use among youth presents a public health risk. Yet, cigarette smokers who substantially reduce their smoking or switch completely from traditional combustible cigarettes could benefit. As science about e-cigarettes is continually emerging, any potential warnings are likely to contain uncertain language. Hedged verbiage may impact decision making. To assess reactions, we conducted 16 online focus groups; 8 with youth (

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Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsTobacco ProductsVapingAdolescentAdultFocus GroupsHumansSmokingUncertainty

Identifiers

PMID36717390
PMCPMC10387126
OpenAlexW4318570259

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