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. 2003 Mar;93(3):416-8.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.3.416.

A balanced tobacco control policy

Stephen D Sugarman  1
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A balanced tobacco control policy

Stephen D Sugarman. Am J Public Health. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

By raising the price of cigarettes through tobacco taxes, policymakers might only be delaying some smokers' initiation of smoking rather than permanently preventing them from smoking. This is one of several reasons for adopting a balanced tobacco control policy that relies only in part on cigarette taxation.

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  • Is child-centered tobacco prevention a trap?
    Bayer R, Kiesig V. Bayer R, et al. Am J Public Health. 2003 Mar;93(3):369-70. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.3.369. Am J Public Health. 2003. PMID: 12604474 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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