The effects of cigarette costs on BMI and obesity

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-19

  Baum, Charles L ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Cigarette prices; Cigarette taxes; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIETY; TAX; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449325207     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1340     Document Type: Article

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