The smoking puzzle : information, risk perception, and choice
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Sloan, Frank A.
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Smith, V. Kerry 1945-
Taylor, Donald H.
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RA645.T62 S58 2003
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Cigarette smokers -- Attitudes.
Cigarette smokers -- Health risk assessment.
Health behavior.
Medical policy.
Risk perception.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Smoking -- Health aspects.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Cigarette smokers -- Attitudes
Health behavior
Medical policy
Risk perception
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Smoking -- Health aspects
Other Subjects
44.07 behavioral medicine.
Cognitieve processen.
Fumeurs -- Attitudes.
Fumeurs -- Risques pour la santé -- Évaluation.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Health Behavior
Health Policy
Perception du risque.
Politique sanitaire.
Prise de risque.
Risico's.
Risk-Taking
Roken.
Smoking -- adverse effects
Smoking -- psychology
Tabagisme -- Aspect sanitaire.

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Book
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xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index.
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"Older adults' decisions to quit smoking require personal experience with the serious health impacts associated with smoking. Smokers over fifty revise their risk perceptions only after experiencing a major health shock - such as a heart attack. But less serious symptoms, such as shortness of breath, do not cause changes in perceptions. Waiting for such a jolt to occur is obviously imprudent." "The authors show that well crafted messages about how smoking affects quality of life can greatly affect current perceptions of smoking risks. If smokers are informed of long-term consequences of a disease, and if they are told that quitting can indeed come too late, they are able to evaluate the risks of smoking more accurately, and act accordingly."--Jacket.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sloan, F. A., Smith, V. K. 1., & Taylor, D. H. (2003). The smoking puzzle: information, risk perception, and choice . Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sloan, Frank A, V. Kerry 1945- Smith and Donald H. Taylor. 2003. The Smoking Puzzle: Information, Risk Perception, and Choice. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sloan, Frank A, V. Kerry 1945- Smith and Donald H. Taylor. The Smoking Puzzle: Information, Risk Perception, and Choice Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Sloan, F. A., Smith, V. K. 1. and Taylor, D. H. (2003). The smoking puzzle: information, risk perception, and choice. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sloan, Frank A., V. Kerry 1945- Smith, and Donald H Taylor. The Smoking Puzzle: Information, Risk Perception, and Choice Harvard University Press, 2003.

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