A behavioral economics perspective on tobacco taxation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 609-615

  Cherukupalli, Rajeev ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; UNITED STATES;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77949483975     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160838     Document Type: Article

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