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Investigating Variations in Medicine Approvals for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross-Country Document Analysis Comparing Drug Labeling
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Laila Tanana; Asam Latif; Prasad S. Nishtala; Timothy F. Chen – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: This study aimed to compare the approval of medicines for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for pediatric patients across five countries. Method: A document analysis was completed, using the drug labeling for ADHD medicines from five countries; United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and United States (US).…
Descriptors: Medicine, Drug Therapy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Merchandise Information
Disparagement of Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packages and Cessation Attempts: Results from Four Countries
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Osman, Amira; Thrasher, James F.; Yong, Hua-Hie; Arillo-Santillán, Edna; Hammond, David – Health Education Research, 2017
Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packs that use strong fear appeals may evoke defensive responses including acts of disparaging the warnings. Whether warning disparagement undermines HWL effectiveness remains unclear. We assessed correlates of one type of HWL disparagement and its association with subsequent cessation attempts.…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Promotion, Longitudinal Studies, Adults
Does Adding Information on Toxic Constituents to Cigarette Pack Warnings Increase Smokers' Perceptions about the Health Risks of Smoking? A Longitudinal Study in Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the United States
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Cho, Yoo Jin; Thrasher, James F.; Swayampakala, Kamala; Lipkus, Isaac; Hammond, David; Cummings, Kenneth Michael; Borland, Ron; Yong, Hua-Hie; Hardin, James W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packs in Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the United States include varying information about toxic cigarette smoke constituents and smoking-related health risks. HWL information changed more recently in Australia, Canada, and Mexico than in the United States. Aims: To investigate whether…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies
Reactions to Graphic Health Warnings in the United States
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Nonnemaker, James M.; Choiniere, Conrad J.; Farrelly, Matthew C.; Kamyab, Kian; Davis, Kevin C. – Health Education Research, 2015
This study reports consumer reactions to the graphic health warnings selected by the Food and Drug Administration to be placed on cigarette packs in the United States. We recruited three sets of respondents for an experimental study from a national opt-in e-mail list sample: (i) current smokers aged 25 or older, (ii) young adult smokers aged 18-24…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Consciousness Raising, Smoking, Adults
Resource Communication Technology and Marketing of Textile Products: A U.S. Textile Industry Case Study
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Baah, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the qualitative positivistic case study was to explore whether resource communication technology has helped or would help the marketing of textile products in the U.S. textile industry. The contributions of human capital in the marketing department, the marketing-demand information system function, and the product supply chain…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Information Systems, Clothing
Potential Economic Benefits of Consumer Education.
Ferguson, Allen R.; And Others – 1977
A study explored the potential economic impacts of a large and successful national program of consumer education. Following a literature review, a qualitative analysis was performed on a wide range of topics. The topics pertained to information and the process of consumer choice, the role of advertising, consumer sovereignty and the supply system,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Role
Computing in America: Electronic Learning's 1986 Annual Survey of the States.
Reinhold, Fran – Electronic Learning, 1986
Discusses results of "Electronic Learning's" 1986 survey of state departments of education to determine each state's computer education commitment, financial support, budget allocations, computer course or integration requirements in elementary and secondary education, and teacher certification requirements. Statistics are provided on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Government Role, Merchandise Information
Consumer Interests Annual. Volume 41. American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Conference (41st, Washington, D.C., March 15-18, 1995).
Folk, Karen F., Ed. – 1995
This proceedings contains the texts of 5 invited papers and 28 refereed papers. The following are among the papers included: "Consumer Interest in the 1990's and Beyond" (Turner); "Esther Peterson and the Consumer Movement" (Galbraith); "The Public's Right to Government Information" (English); "Partnerships in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Advertising, Consumer Economics