Tppa and tobacco control: Threats to apec countries

Tobacco Control

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 466-470

  Sy, Deborah K ^a   Stumberg, Robert K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; COMMERCE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908080188     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051900     Document Type: Article

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