The role of public policies in reducing smoking prevalence in California: Results from the California Tobacco Policy Simulation Model

Health Policy

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-185

  Levy, David T ^a,b   Hyland, Andrew ^c   Higbee, Cheryl ^c   Remer, Lillian ^a   Compton, Christine ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Simulation models; Smoking; Tobacco control policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MASS MEDIUM; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SIMULATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TAX; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING;

EID: 34248676045     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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