A comparative assessment of the price, brands and pack characteristics of illicitly traded cigarettes in five cities and towns in South Africa

Anna E Wherry; Cheyenne A McCray; Temidayo I Adedeji-Fajobi; Xolani Sibiya; Peter Ucko; Limakatso Lebina; Jonathan E Golub; Joanna E Cohen; Neil A Martinson

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004562

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A comparative assessment of the price, brands and pack characteristics of illicitly traded cigarettes in five cities and towns in South Africa

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Anna E Wherry Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cheyenne A McCray Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Temidayo I Adedeji-Fajobi Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Xolani Sibiya Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter Ucko National Council against Smoking, Johannesburg, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Limakatso Lebina Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan E Golub Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joanna E Cohen Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USAInstitute for Global Tobacco Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Neil A Martinson Perinatal HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaInstitute for Global Tobacco Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Neil A Martinson; martinson{at}phru.co.za

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Wherry AE, McCray CA, Adedeji-Fajobi TI, et al

A comparative assessment of the price, brands and pack characteristics of illicitly traded cigarettes in five cities and towns in South Africa

BMJ Open 2014;4:e004562. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004562

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Received December 15, 2013
Revised April 8, 2014
Accepted April 10, 2014
First published May 8, 2014.

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May 08, 2014

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