Tobacco farmers and diversification: Opportunities and barriers

Tobacco Control

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 192-198

  Altman, David G ^a   Levine, Douglas W ^a   Howard, George ^a   Hamilton, Hal ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Sustainablc Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification; Tobacco excise tax; Tobacco farmers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAX; TELEPHONE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAXES; TELEPHONE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030227415     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.5.3.192     Document Type: Article

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