Cigarette taxes and the transition from youth to adult smoking: Smoking initiation, cessation, and participation

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 904-917

  DeCicca, Philip ^a   Kenkel, Don ^b   Mathios, Alan ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cigarette taxation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; MODELING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SMOKING; TAX SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE TAX; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX;

EID: 44649132510     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2008.02.008     Document Type: Article

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