Smoker support for increased (if dedicated) tobacco tax by individual deprivation level: National survey data

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 512-

  Wilson, N ^a   Weerasekera, D ^a   Edwards, R ^a   Blakely, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049140422     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.031096     Document Type: Letter

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