Critique of the Philip Morris study of the cost of smoking in the Czech Republic

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 181-189

  Ross, Hana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CALCULATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; CZECH REPUBLIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIETY; THEORY; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642320122     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200310001657000     Document Type: Article

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