The impact of tobacco prices on smoking onset: A methodological review

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-111

  Guindon, Godefroy Emmanuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRICE; REVIEW; SMOKING; TAX; TAXATION; TOBACCO;

ECONOMICS; PRICE; TAXATION;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84893907177     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050496     Document Type: Article

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