Responses to increasing cigarette prices in France: How did persistent smokers react?

Health Policy

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-176

  Peretti Watel, Patrick ^a,b   L'haridon, Olivier ^c   Seror, Valerie ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Cigarette prices; France; Quitting smoking; Reasons for smoking; Time perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; COST CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEMONITORING; UNEMPLOYMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862135300     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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