The Role of Communication Research to Support Policy Change: The US Menthol Ban

M Justin Byron^{1

2

3}, Chineme Enyioha^{1

3}, Adam O Goldstein^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
² Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
³ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

M Justin Byron et al. Nicotine Tob Res. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 22;25(4):841-843.

doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac249.

M Justin Byron^{1

2

3}, Chineme Enyioha^{1

3}, Adam O Goldstein^{1

2

3}

¹ Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
² Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
³ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest to disclose.

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