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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.
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
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
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
AdvocacyFCTC implementationPackaging, LabellingPublic PolicySecondhand smoke / passive smokingSmoke-free environmentsSmoking
ABSTRACT
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