Titre :
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Public health under attack : The American Stop Smoking intervention Study (ASSIST) and the Tobacco industry. (2004)
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Auteurs :
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Jenny White ;
Lisa-A BERO ;
University of California. Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Department of Clinical Pharmacy. San Francisco. CA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 2, 2004)
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Pagination :
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240-250
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Tabagisme
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Industrie tabac
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS HVSFR0xn. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. We describe the tobacco industry's response to the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST). Tobacco industry documents from the University of California, San Francisco/Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and industry Web sites were analyzed. Lexis Nexis and the Library of Congree's Thomas Web site were searched for legislative history. We found that the tobacco industry considered ASSIST a major threat because of its emphasis on policy and creation of local tobacco control infrastructures. The industry mobilized resources for a well coordinated attack on ASSIST. Although industry executives were sometimes frustrated in their efforts. They ultimately had a chilling effect on ASSIST. This evidence suggest that tobacco control advocates should expect a vigorous response from the tobacco industry to policy advocacy efforts, particularly at the local level.
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