Original Article

Legislators' Views on Tobacco Policy Are There Regional Differences in Kentucky?

Authors: ELLEN J. HAHN DNS, RN, MARY KAY RAYENS PhD

Abstract

Background.Tobacco-growing states have few tobacco control laws, which are relatively weak compared with those in non–tobacco-growing states. Region of the country has been shown to be a predictor of legislators' intentions to vote for cigarette tax increases.

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