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INDUSTRY MONITORING LETTERS
Tobacco control policy-making in Portugal: vested interests or public health?
| 1 | Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal |
| 2 | Centre for Advocacy, Treatment and Reabilitation, NGO (CATR), Lisbon, Portugal |
| 3 | Faculty of Social Sciences and
Humanities, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 4 | National School of Public Health, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Sofia B. Ravara
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilha, Portugal
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilha, Portugal
Submission date: 2015-06-21
Final revision date: 2015-10-11
Acceptance date: 2015-10-13
Publication date: 2015-10-19
Tob. Prev. Cessation 2015;1(October):3
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
AdvocacyFCTC implementationPackaging, LabellingPublic PolicySecondhand smoke / passive smokingSmoke-free environmentsSmoking
ABSTRACT
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CITATIONS (3):
1.
Prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke at home and in the car in Azores (Portugal)
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2.
Help or Hindrance? The Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Control in Portugal
Maria Paixão, Mélissa Mialon
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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3.
Regional differences in tobacco smoking and lung cancer in Portugal in 2018: a population-based analysis using nationwide incidence and mortality data
Gonçalo Forjaz, Joana Bastos, Clara Castro, Alexandra Mayer, Anne-Michelle Noone, Huann-Sheng Chen, Angela Mariotto
BMJ Open
Gonçalo Forjaz, Joana Bastos, Clara Castro, Alexandra Mayer, Anne-Michelle Noone, Huann-Sheng Chen, Angela Mariotto
BMJ Open
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