Higher cigarette prices influence cigarette purchase patterns

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-92

  Hyland, A ^a   Bauer, J E ^a   Li, Q ^a   Abrams, S M ^a   Higbee, C ^a   Peppone, L ^a   Cummings, K M ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARKETING; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17144389923     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.008730     Document Type: Article

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