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Misperceptions of "light" cigarettes abound: National survey data 

BMC Public Health 2009, 9:126doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-126
Jump to full article: BioMed Central (uk), 2009-05-08
Author: Nick Wilson1 , Deepa Weerasekera1 , Jo Peace1 , Richard Edwards1 , George Thomson1 and Miranda Devlin2

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Conclusion

Most "lights" smokers have one or more misperceptions about the product they use, and were no more likely to intend to quit or to have made a quit attempt. In response to such misperceptions, governments could act further to eliminate all misleading tobacco marketing. Ideally, they could not only adopt FCTC requirements, but go further by requiring plain packaging for all tobacco products.

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