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Aim: Analyze the elasticities of demand in the short and long term for cigarettes in El Salvador as a tool to support the recommendations on tax increases to reduce the prevalence and consumption by increasing prices.
Methods: Analyzed the...
Objective: Analyze short- and long-term elasticities of demand for cigarettes in El Salvador as a tool for supporting recommendations on tax increases to reduce prevalence and consumption through price increases.
Methods: Demand for...
Parental Alcohol Misuse (PAM) can negatively affect children’s physical and mental health, and other outcomes including educational attainment and behaviour. Effects can be acute when experienced in conjunction with other adverse...
Objective: Estimate price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and alcohol in Ecuador using cross-sectional data from the National Survey of Urban and Rural Household Income and Expenditures (ENIGHUR, Spanish acronym) 2011-2012.
M...
Aim: To estimate the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and alcohol in Ecuador, using cross-sectional data from the national survey of income and expenditure of urban and rural families (ENIGHUR) 2011-2012.
Methods: 2011...
From a public health perspective, alcohol consumption plays an important role in the causation of disability, illness and death on a global scale. It also contributes substantially to the family dysfunction, violence and psychiatric...
Drug use has a significant impact on health published by illness, disability, and social problems, and the decision makers are increasingly interested in the development of evidence-based drug policy. Is fundamentanl to strengthen ties...
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Background: From an international perspective, studying trends in adolescent alcohol use in the Netherlands is an important case study. Whereas Dutch adolescents topped the international rankings of alcohol consumption in the...
Child maltreatment is a public health concern with well-established sequelae. However, compared to research on physical and sexual abuse, far less is known about the long-term impact of emotional maltreatment on mental health. The...
Harvard University has launched a free online training course via edX.org. Suitable for those looking for an introduction to understanding opioids and the current "crisis" facing many nations through high rates of drug related deaths. The...
