The consequences of tobacco tax on household health and finances in rich and poor smokers in China: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages e206-e216

  Verguet, Stéphane ^a   Gauvreau, Cindy L ^c   Mishra, Sujata ^c   MacLennan, Mary ^c   Murphy, Shane M ^b   Brouwer, Elizabeth D ^b   Nugent, Rachel A ^b   Zhao, Kun ^d   Jha, Prabhat ^c   Jamison, Dean T ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d China National Development Research Center   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925304721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)70095-1     Document Type: Article

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