The effects of higher cigarette prices on tar and nicotine consumption in a cohort of adult smokers

Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-58

  Farrelly, M C ^a   Nimsch, C T ^a   Hyland, A ^b   Cummings, M ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarettes; Demand; Longitudinal; Nicotine; Price

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347093497     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.820     Document Type: Article

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