Is every smoker interested in price promotions? An evaluation of price-related discounts by cigarette brands

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 20-28

  Xu, Xin ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Caraballo, Ralph S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

cigarette brand; cigarette price; price promotions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84950324878     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000223     Document Type: Article

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