The truth about cigarette price increases in Britain

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue E1, 2014, Pages

  Gilmore, Anna B ^a   Reed, Howard ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b Landman Economics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SMOKING; TAX; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMERCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84901840484     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051048     Document Type: Letter

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