Brussels Declaration: A vehicle for the advancement of tobacco and alcohol industry interests at the science/policy interface?

Tobacco Control

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 7-12

  McCambridge, Jim ^a   Daube, Mike ^b   McKee, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

harm reduction; public policy; surveillance and monitoring; tobacco industry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 85049182434     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054264     Document Type: Article

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