Countering the demand for, and supply of, illicit tobacco: An assessment of the 'North of England Tackling Illicit Tobacco for Better Health' Programme

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue E1, 2014, Pages

  McNeill, Ann ^a   Iringe Koko, Belinda ^b   Bains, Manpreet ^c   Bauld, Linda ^d   Siggens, Geoffrey ^e   Russell, Andrew ^f  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e NEMS Market Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TELEPHONE; TOBACCO; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COMMERCE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL MARKETING; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901852539     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-050957     Document Type: Article

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