Tobacco companies are booming despite an economic depression.
During the past year, an economic crisis has affected economies and life styles throughout the world. However, the three largest transnational tobacco companies - Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco - showed excellent returns during this period, reflecting more widespread indirect exposure to smoking.
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Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. eyano@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp.
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