The demand for health insurance coverage for tobacco dependence treatments: Support for a benefit mandate and willingness to pay

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1269-1276

  Halpin, Helen Ann ^a   McMenamin, Sara B ^a   Shade, Starley B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36749040300     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200701705621     Document Type: Article

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