Political economy of tobacco control in Thailand

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Political economy of tobacco control in Thailand. / Chantornvong, Sombat; McCargo, Duncan.

In: Tobacco Control, Vol. 10, No. 1, 01.01.2001, p. 48-54.

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Chantornvong, S & McCargo, D 2001, 'Political economy of tobacco control in Thailand', Tobacco Control, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.10.1.48

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Chantornvong, S., & McCargo, D. (2001). Political economy of tobacco control in Thailand. Tobacco Control, 10(1), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.10.1.48

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Chantornvong S, McCargo D. Political economy of tobacco control in Thailand. Tobacco Control. 2001 Jan 1;10(1):48-54. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.10.1.48

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Chantornvong, Sombat ; McCargo, Duncan. / Political economy of tobacco control in Thailand. In: Tobacco Control. 2001 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 48-54.

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