Transnational Tobacco Company Interests in Smokeless Tobacco in Europe: Analysis of Internal Industry Documents and Contemporary Industry Materials

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Peeters, Silvy ^a   Gilmore, Anna B ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

DOCUMENTATION; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INVESTMENTS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 84884666800     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001506     Document Type: Article

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