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Tobacco control policy-making in Portugal: vested interests or public health?
 
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Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal
 
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Centre for Advocacy, Treatment and Reabilitation, NGO (CATR), Lisbon, Portugal
 
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Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
 
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National School of Public Health, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
 
 
Submission date: 2015-06-21
 
 
Final revision date: 2015-10-11
 
 
Acceptance date: 2015-10-13
 
 
Publication date: 2015-10-19
 
 
Corresponding author
Sofia B. Ravara   

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilha, Portugal
 
 
Tob. Prev. Cessation 2015;1(October):3
 
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