Unfiltered: conflict over tobacco policy and public health
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Thomas Novotny reflects on new research by Stanton Glantz and colleagues and the implications of their findings for engaging the tobacco industry on tobacco product regulation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0964-4563
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.009894