Paradoxical increase in cigarette smuggling after the market opening in Taiwan

Tobacco Control

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-165

  Wen, Chi Pang ^a   Peterson, R A ^a   Cheng, T Y D ^b   Tsai, S P ^c   Eriksen, M P ^d   Chen, T ^e  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMERCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 33744996990     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.011940     Document Type: Review

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