Tobacco control campaign in Uruguay: Impact on smoking cessation during pregnancy and birth weight

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 186-196

  Harris, Jeffrey E ^a   Balsa, Ana Inés ^b   Triunfo, Patricia ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Advertising bans; Cigarette taxes; Economic evaluation; Package warnings; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; HEALTH POLICY; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VALUATION;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; MARKETING; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREGNANT WOMAN; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING REGULATION; TAX; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; URUGUAY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PACKAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; TOBACCO;

URUGUAY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRODUCT PACKAGING; REGISTRIES; SMOKING CESSATION; TAXES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; URUGUAY;

EID: 84930680096     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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