An analysis of life-course smoking behavior in China

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Kenkel, Don ^a,b   Lillard, Dean R ^a,c   Liu, Feng ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^d SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Life course; Smoking initiation and cessation; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349202699     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1507     Document Type: Article

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