Investigating smoker's profile: The role of psychosocial characteristics and the effectiveness of tobacco policy tools

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 603-638

  Raptou, Elena ^a,b   Mattas, Konstadinos ^b   Katrakilidis, Constantinos ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 64549084562     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00640.x     Document Type: Article

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