How important are tobacco prices in the propensity to start and quit smoking? An analysis of smoking histories from the spanish national health survey

Health Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 521-535

  López Nicolás, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Duration models; Indirect taxes; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAX; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036741111     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.745     Document Type: Article

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