Tobacco Control, Medicaid Coverage, and the Demand for Smoking Cessation Drugs
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Effect of Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco-Dependence Treatments on Smoking Cessation
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Health Economics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2332-3493,2332-3507
DOI: 10.1162/ajhe_a_00087