The impact of eliminating the global illicit cigarette trade on health and revenue

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1640-1649

  Joossens, Luk ^a   Merriman, David ^b   Ross, Hana ^c   Raw, Martin ^d  

^a Framework Convention Alliance   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illicit cigarette trade; tax revenue; tobacco smuggling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; ECONOMICS; FEE; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORTALITY; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TAX; TOBACCO; UNITED NATIONS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMERCE; CRIME; FEES AND CHARGES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNATIONALITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77955344221     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03018.x     Document Type: Article

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