British American Tobacco's partnership with Earthwatch Europe and its implications for public health

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-28

  McDaniel, Patricia A ^a   Malone, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

business NGO partnerships; corporate ethics; corporate social responsibility; Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; tobacco industry

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHICS, BUSINESS; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONS; SMOKING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84855893871     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.549832     Document Type: Review

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