The role of public law-based litigation in tobacco companies' strategies in high-income, FCTC ratifying countries, 2004-14

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 516-521

  Steele, Sarah L ^a   Gilmore, Anna B ^b   McKee, Martin ^c   Stuckler, David ^d  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

global health; governance; law; litigation; tobacco

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COURT; DATA BASE; GOVERNMENT; HIGHEST INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MONEY; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84996542567     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv068     Document Type: Article

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