Impact and perceptions of tobacco tax increase in remote australian aboriginal communities

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1099-1106

  Thomas, David P ^a,b   Ferguson, Megan ^a   Johnston, Vanessa ^a   Brimblecombe, Julie ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING REGULATION; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84877832401     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts232     Document Type: Article

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