Cigarette sales to minors via the internet: How the story has changed in the wake of federal regulation

Tobacco Control

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 415-420

  Williams, Rebecca S ^a   Derrick, Jason ^a   Jean Phillips, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSUMER; EXPOSURE; FRAUD; HUMAN; INTERNET; PLANT LEAF; POSTAL MAIL; THEFT; ADOLESCENT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MINOR (PERSON); NORTH CAROLINA; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MINORS; NORTH CAROLINA; SMOKING;

EID: 84978901256     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052844     Document Type: Article

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