title: Tobacco companies are booming despite an economic depression.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. eyano@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Peisen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yano