Low income and poor health choices: The example of smoking

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 972-984

  Binkley, James ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health behavior; longevity; low income; smoking; smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

EID: 77956592486     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aaq036     Document Type: Article

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