The relationship between smoking, quitting smoking and obesity in Australia: A seemingly unrelated probit approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2191-2199

  Au, N ^a   Hauck, K ^b   Hollingsworth, B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body mass index; obesity; seemingly unrelated probit; smoking; smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84859644587     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2012.657353     Document Type: Article

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