Who purchases cigarettes from cheaper sources in China? Findings from the ITC China Survey
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Who purchases cigarettes from cheaper sources in China? Findings from the ITC China Survey.
OBJECTIVE The availability of cigarettes from cheaper sources constitutes a major challenge to public health throughout the world, including China, because it may counteract price-based tobacco control policies. The goal of this study was to identify factors associated with purchasing cigarettes from cheaper sources among adult smokers in China. METHODS Data were analysed from Waves 1 to 3 of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0964-4563,1468-3318
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051040