Thinking the "unthinkable": Why Philip Morris considered quitting

Tobacco Control

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 208-213

  Smith, E A ^a   Malone, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; JUSTICE; LAW; MANAGEMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLING; SMOKING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 1542546873     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.12.2.208     Document Type: Article

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