Public policy implications of tobacco industry smuggling through native American reservations into Canada

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 471-487

  Kelton Jr , Max H ^b   Givel, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMUGGLING; TAX SYSTEM; TOBACCO;

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; POLICY; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

CANADA; CRIME; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXES; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 57749189157     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.38.3.f     Document Type: Article

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