Inequities in tobacco retailer sales to minors by neighbourhood racial/ethnic composition, poverty and segregation, USA, 2015

Tobacco Control

Volumn 25, Issue e2, 2016, Pages e142-e145

  Lee, Joseph G L ^a   Landrine, Hope ^b   Torres, Essie ^a   Gregory, Kyle R ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising and Promotion; Disparities; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOR (PERSON); POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMERCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84986563972     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053188     Document Type: Article

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