Effect of policy changes on cigarette sales: The case of Turkey

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 712-716

  Warren, Charles W ^a   Erguder, Toker ^b   Lee, Juliette ^a   Lea, Veronica ^a   Sauer, Ann Goding ^a   Jones, Nathan R ^c   Bilir, Nazmi ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TAX; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORKPLACE;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TURKEY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84867024826     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr157     Document Type: Article

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