Enacting tobacco taxes by direct popular vote in the United States: Lessons from 20 years of experience

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 377-386

  Lum, K L ^a   Barnes, R L ^a   Glantz, S A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349847701     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.029843     Document Type: Article

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