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Article de Périodique
United States public health officials need to correct e-cigarette health misinformation [Editorial] (2023)
Auteur(s) :
M. F. PESKO ;
K. M. CUMMINGS ;
C. E. DOUGLAS ;
J. FOULDS ;
T. MILLER ;
N. A. RIGOTTI ;
K. E. WARNER
Article en page(s) :
785-788
Sous-type de document :
Editorial
Refs biblio. :
41
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
E-CIGARETTE
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
INFORMATION
;
POLITIQUE
;
POUMON
;
THEORIE DE L'ESCALADE
;
TABAC
;
COMMUNICATION
Résumé :
Health misinformation is harmful as it can cause confusion and sow mistrust regarding the adoption of public health recommendations and policies. We provide examples of e-cigarette misinformation promoted by the United States public health officials, which have persisted despite new data challenging the validity of the original assertions.
Affiliation :
Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA