The role of litigation in tobacco control

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 48, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Miura, Marlo ^a   Daynard, Richard A ^a   Samet, Jonathan M ^b  

^a Public Health Advocacy Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Industry; Legal; Litigation; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; PASSIVE SMOKING; REVIEW; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MINNESOTA;

EID: 33750517532     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342006000700015     Document Type: Review

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