Reply to the comment by Van der Deen et al.: "Possible methodological reason for the finding that 'Neither tax increase nor reimbursement reduced health disparities'".
Center for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands; eelco.over@rivm.nl.
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Over
Center for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;
Talitha L
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Feenstra
Expertise Center for Methodology and Information Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
Rudolf T
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Hoogenveen
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mariël
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Droomers
Center for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
Ellen
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Uiters
Center for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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van Gelder
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006291:Health Policy; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000191:economics*; D012926:Social Control, Formal / Q000379:methods*