Nudging smokers: The behavioural turn of tobacco risk regulation

European Journal of Risk Regulation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-42

  Alemanno, Alberto ^a  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

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EID: 84887525401     PISSN: 1867299X     EISSN: 21908249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1867299X00001781     Document Type: Article

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