Lovato, Chris and Watts, Alison and Stead, Lindsay F (2011) Impact of tobacco advertising and promotion on increasing adolescent smoking behaviours. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (10), Art. No.: CD003439. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003439.pub2..
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To assess the effects of tobacco advertising and promotion on nonsmoking adolescents' future smoking behaviour.
Conclusions: Longitudinal studies consistently suggest that exposure to tobacco advertising and promotion is associated with the likelihood that adolescents will start to smoke. Based on the strength and specificity of this association, evidence of a dose-response relationship, the consistency of findings across numerous observational studies, temporality of exposure and smoking behaviours observed, as well as the theoretical plausibility regarding the impact of advertising, we conclude that tobacco advertising and promotion increases the likelihood that adolescents will start to smoke.
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
MP-MR Policy, planning, economics, work and social services > Marketing and public relations (advertising)
T Demographic characteristics > Adolescent / youth (teenager / young person)
VA Geographic area > International
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