Turning off the tap: The real solution to cigarette smuggling

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 214-222

  Joossens, L ^a   Raw, M ^b  

^a EU Liaison Office   (Belgium)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cigarette smuggling; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

CRIME; HUMANS; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0037346145     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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