Tax as a motivating factor to make a quit attempt from smoking: A study before and after the April 2010 tax increase

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 283-288

  MacFarlane, Kirsty ^a   Paynter, Janine ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^b   Youdan, Ben ^a  

^a ASH NZ   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Smoking; Smoking cessation; Taxes; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857403607     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc11283     Document Type: Article

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