Risk beliefs and preferences for e-cigarettes

American Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 213-240

  Viscusi, W Kip ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Cigarettes; e cigarettes; Risk; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032286735     PISSN: 23323493     EISSN: 23323507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/ajhe_a_00042     Document Type: Article

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