The effect of cigarette price on smoking behavior in Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 371-380

  Chung, Woojin ^a   Lim, Seungji ^b   Lee, Sunmi ^a   Choi, Sungjoo ^a   Shin, Kayoung ^a   Cho, Kyungsook ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ministry of Health and Welfare   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO;

EID: 36049045010     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.5.371     Document Type: Article

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