Divergence between strength indicators in packaging and cigarette engineering: A case study of marlboro varieties in Australia and the USA

Tobacco Control

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 398-402

  King, Bill ^a   Borland, Ron ^a   Abdul Salaam, Shadeed ^b   Polzin, Gregory ^b   Ashley, David ^b   Watson, Clifford ^b   O'Connor, Richard J ^c  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NICOTINE; TAR; TOBACCO TAR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; METHODOLOGY; PACKAGING; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; NICOTINE; PRODUCT LABELING; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING; TARS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958567301     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.033217     Document Type: Article

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