Education, information, and smoking decisions: Evidence from smoking histories in the United States, 1940-2000

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 682-717

  de Walque, Damien ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH IMPACT; HIGHER EDUCATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL HISTORY;

UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78049240673     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.45.3.682     Document Type: Article

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