Smoking patterns in Great Britain: The rise of cheap cigarette brands and roll your own (RYO) tobacco

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 78-88

  Gilmore, Anna B ^a   Tavakoly, Behrooz ^a   Hiscock, Rosemary ^a   Taylor, Gordon ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cheap cigarettes; Great Britain; inequalities; RYO; tobacco pricing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; CLASSIFICATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMERCE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924413085     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu048     Document Type: Article

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