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. 2017 Jul;26(4):468-470.
doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053030. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Market share for flavour capsule cigarettes is quickly growing, especially in Latin America

James F Thrasher  1 , Farahnaz Islam  2 , Joaquin Barnoya  3 , Raul Mejia  4 , Maria Teresa Valenzuela  5 , Frank J Chaloupka  6
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Market share for flavour capsule cigarettes is quickly growing, especially in Latin America

James F Thrasher et al. Tob Control. 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Advertising and Promotion; Public policy; Surveillance and monitoring; Tobacco industry documents.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The 10 countries with largest market share for flavour capsules in 2014. Ten additional countries with market share ranging between 3% and 4% in 2014, are: Costa Rica, Finland, South Africa, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Romania, UK, France and Slovenia.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Flavour capsule pack display at point of sale in Chile, 2014.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Example of flavour capsule cigarette pack that includes four different flavors, including. Red Sense, Lemongrass, Mint and Blue Touch.
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