Policy lessons from health taxes: A systematic review of empirical studies

Alexandra Wright; Katherine E Smith; Mark Hellowell

doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4497-z

Policy lessons from health taxes

A systematic review of empirical studies

Bibliographic Data

ID	23344734
Authors	Alexandra Wright (0000-0002-5367-4274), Katherine E Smith (0000-0002-1060-4102), Mark Hellowell (0000-0003-3474-2080)
Year	2017
Volume	17
Issue	1
Publication date	2017-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	BMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/s12889-017-4497-z
Language	EN
Citations received	58
References cited	68

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Unique citing works	58
Citations per year	6,44
Citation span	2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocity	current
Highly cited	No
Citation types	Neutral: 57