Price effects on the smoking behaviour of adult age groups

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1343-1348

  Franz, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Price elasticity; Smoking; Tax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TAX SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55949092017     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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