What is the Relationship Between Raising the Minimum Legal Sales Age of Tobacco Above 20 and Cigarette Smoking? A Systematic Review
Nathan Davies,
Ilze Bogdanovica,
Shaun McGill
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
There is considerable interest in raising the age of sale of tobacco above the conventional age of 18 years. We systematically reviewed whether raising the minimum legal sales age of tobacco (MLSA) to 20 or above is associated with a reduced prevalence of smoking compared to an MLSA set at 18 or below.
Aims and Methods
Following a preregistered protocol on PROSPERO (ref: CRD42022347604), six databases of peer-rev… Show more
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