Progress in combating cigarette smuggling: Controlling the supply chain

Tobacco Control

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-404

  Joossens, L ^a,c   Raw, M ^b  

^a Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c European Cancer Leagues   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ITALY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; MULTICENTER STUDY; SMOKING; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMERCE; CRIME; GREAT BRITAIN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ITALY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARKETING; SMOKING; SPAIN; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 57149086132     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2008.026567     Document Type: Article

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