A mountain or a molehill: Is the illicit trade in cigarettes undermining tobacco control policy in South Africa?

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-315

  Blecher, Evan ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smuggling; Illicit trade; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873571504     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-010-9092-y     Document Type: Article

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