Price and consumption of tobacco

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 132-142

  Townsend, Joy ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO;

EID: 0030060440     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011521     Document Type: Review

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