Change in tobacco excise policy in Bulgaria: The role of tobacco industry lobbying and smuggling

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue E1, 2014, Pages

  Skafida, Valeria ^a,b   Silver, Karin E ^c   Rechel, Boika P D ^d   Gilmore, Anna B ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULGARIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; CRIME; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TAX; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

BULGARIA; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRIME; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LOBBYING; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84901831548     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050600     Document Type: Article

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