Youth smoking and addiction: Evaluating the wisdom and efficacy of government intervention

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-217

  Sabia, Joseph J ^a   Rees, Daniel I ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL SMOKING; PEER PRESSURE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 46949096790     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.8.3.213     Document Type: Editorial

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