Should one use smokeless tobacco in smoking cessation programs? A rational addiction approach

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-270

  Bask, Mikael ^a   Melkersson, Maria ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Rational addiction model; Smokeless tobacco; Smoking cessation programs; Swedish moist snuff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0346494280     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-003-0197-y     Document Type: Article

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