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title: The impact of cigarette prices on smoking participation and tobacco expenditure in Vietnam
date: 2023-01-31T14:52:00-05:00
author: Mike Mella
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#### Tobacco Control & NCD Prevention

### Library Publication 

 

 

   Author: Cuong Viet Nguyen, Thu Thi Le, Nguyen Hanh Nguyen 

  

  Year:  2021  

  Regions:  Asia  

  Type:  Journal Article  

  Languages:  English  

 

 

#### Document

### Summary

 

Vietnam is one of countries with the highest number of smokers in the world and the high smoking prevalence among men in the region. Although the real cigarette prices increased by around 4% during the 2010–2015 period, the prevalence of daily cigarette smoking among men decreased slightly from 31.3% to 30.7% during this period.

 

 

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