Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 10 , Pages 673-679 , October 2009

An exploratory study of the perceived impact of raising the age of cigarette purchase on young smokers in Scotland

  • T. Borland

      Affiliations

    • UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Centre for International Public Health Policy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    • ,
  • A. Amos

      Affiliations

    • UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. UKCTCS, Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK. Tel.: +44 131 650 3236; fax: +44 131 650 6909.

Received 14 January 2009 ,Revised 24 August 2009 ,Accepted 15 September 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00263-7

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.09.009

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 10 , Pages 673-679 , October 2009

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