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The 2009 US Federal Cigarette Tax Increase and Quitline Utilization in 16 States

Background. On April 1, 2009, the federal cigarette excise tax increased from 39 cents to $1.01 per pack. Methods. This study describes call volumes to 16 state quitlines, characteristics of callers and cessation outcomes before and after the tax. Results. Calls to the quitlines increased by 23.5% i...

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Autores principales: Bush, Terry, Zbikowski, Susan, Mahoney, Lisa, Deprey, Mona, Mowery, Paul D., Magnusson, Brooke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22649463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/314740