How cost-effective is 'No Smoking Day'?

Tobacco Control

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 302-304

  Kotz, D ^a,b   Stapleton, J A ^b   Owen, L ^c   West, R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649529609     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.034397     Document Type: Article

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