Tobacco as a social currency: Cigarette gifting and sharing in China

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 258-263

  Rich, Zachary C ^a   Xiao, Shuiyuan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIETY; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 84857680093     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr156     Document Type: Review

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