Tobacco industry attempts to undermine Article 5.3 and the "good governance" trap

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 509-511

  Smith, K E ^a   Gilmore, A B ^a,b   Fooks, G ^a   Collin, J ^c   Weishaar, H ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LOBBYING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 71049115937     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.032300     Document Type: Article

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