Cigarette price minimization strategies in the united states: Price reductions and responsiveness to excise taxes

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1858-1866

  Pesko, Michael F ^a   Licht, Andrea S ^b,c   Kruger, Judy M ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Social and Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; SMOKING; TAX; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; COST SAVINGS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; STATE GOVERNMENT; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885142817     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt068     Document Type: Article

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