Publication: Cigarette Affordability in Indonesia: 2002 - 2017
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2018-05
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2018-05
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This study analyzes the recent evolution of cigarette affordability in Indonesia and weighs implications for the country’s tobacco control policy
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“Zheng, Rong; Marquez, Patricio V.; Ahsan, Abdillah; Hu, Xiao; Wang, Yang. 2018. Cigarette Affordability in Indonesia: 2002 - 2017. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30027 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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