The Philippine tobacco industry: "The strongest tobacco lobby in Asia"

Tobacco Control

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Alechnowicz, K ^a   Chapman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MARKETING; PHILIPPINES; POLITICS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MARKETING; NICOTINE; PHILIPPINES; POLITICS; PRODUCT PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 10344234209     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.009324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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