Tobacco taxes and cigarette consumption in low income populations

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-

  Ahrens, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; POVERTY; SMOKING; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAXES; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 58149214039     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.148684     Document Type: Letter

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