The political impact of science: Is tobacco control science- or policy-driven?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 757-769

  Larsen, Lars Thorup ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67650123117     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234208X394697     Document Type: Article

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