Death sticks and taxes: RFID tagging of cigarettes

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 571-582

  Wyld, David C ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barcodes; Cigarettes; Crimes; Distribution management; Radiofrequencies; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749144741     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550810880598     Document Type: Article

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