Tobacco control policy development in the European Union: Do political factors matter?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 190-194

  Bosdriesz, Jizzo R ^a   Willemsen, Marc C ^b,c   Stronks, Karien ^a   Kunst, Anton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Alliance Smokefree Holland   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE;

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE;

EID: 84926670252     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku197     Document Type: Article

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