Rising cigarette prices and rising obesity: Coincidence or unintended consequence?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 781-798

  Courtemanche, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette prices; Cigarette taxes; Obesity; Smoking; Weight

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPACT; OBESITY; SMOKING; TAX SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; OBESITY;

HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349336326     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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