PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - A. B. Atkinson AU - J. L. Skegg TI - Control of smoking and price of cigarettes — a comment AID - 10.1136/jech.28.1.45 DP - 1974 Feb 01 TA - British Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine PG - 45--48 VI - 28 IP - 1 4099 - http://jech.bmj.com/content/28/1/45.short 4100 - http://jech.bmj.com/content/28/1/45.full SO - Br J Prev Soc Med1974 Feb 01; 28 AB - A recent paper by Russell concluded that sharp annual increases in the price of cigarettes should be an essential part of any programme aiming to reduce cigarette smoking by men in the United Kingdom. The present paper reports results of research indicating, however, that men in this country respond very little to changes in price of cigarettes but have been more influenced, albeit temporarily, by antismoking propaganda.