Mental illness and the demand for alcohol, cocaine, and cigarettes

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-246

  Saffer, Henry ^a,b   Dave, Dhaval ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 24144478556     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbi016     Document Type: Review

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