Children's health benefits of reducing environmental tobacco smoke exposure: Evidence from parents who smoke

Empirical Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 217-237

  Agee, Mark D ^a   Crocker, Thomas D ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's health valuation; Environmental tobacco smoke

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; SMOKING; TOBACCO; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34247348598     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-006-0079-0     Document Type: Article

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