A comparison of alternative methods for measuring cigarette prices

Tobacco Control

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 269-274

  Chaloupka, Frank J ^a   Tauras, John A ^a   Strasser, Julia H ^b   Willis, Gordon ^b   Gibson, James T ^c   Hartman, Anne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROCEDURES; TAX; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928159083     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051320     Document Type: Article

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