Historians' testimony on "common knowledge" of the risks of tobacco use: A review and analysis of experts testifying on behalf of cigarette manufacturers in civil litigation

Tobacco Control

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages

  Kyriakoudes, Louis M ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXPERT WITNESS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845581874     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.014076     Document Type: Review

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