From cigarette smuggling to illicit tobacco trade

Tobacco Control

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 230-234

  Joossens, Luk ^a   Raw, Martin ^b,c  

^a Association of the European Cancer Leagues   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SMOKING; STATISTICS; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

COMMERCE; CRIME; HUMANS; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 84857311293     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050205     Document Type: Review

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