What's new in tobacco tax research for New Zealand and is it time for a tax hike now?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1293, 2009, Pages 89-92

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Thomson, George ^a   Edwards, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DECISION MAKING; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW; LIFESTYLE; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO;

EID: 67649965124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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