Targeting the affordability of cigarettes: A new benchmark for taxation policy in low-income and-middle-income countries

Tobacco Control

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-330

  Blecher, Evan ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TAX;

BENCHMARKING; COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INCOME; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOUTH AFRICA; TAXES;

EID: 77955297512     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.030155     Document Type: Article

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