Demand for smokeless tobacco: Role of advertising

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 682-697

  Dave, Dhaval ^a   Saffer, Henry ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Cigarette tax; Consumer demand; Substance use; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH;

ADVERTISING; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND ELASTICITY; HEALTH RISK; RURAL POPULATION; TAX SYSTEM; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COST; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TREND STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TAXES; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84877327860     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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