Mobilizing to overcome tobacco industry interference in lawmaking
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Tobacco industry interference with tobacco control policies in Poland: legal aspects and industry practices
BACKGROUND Since 2006, when Poland ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), there have been efforts to improve tobacco control regulation in the country. At the same time, at the European Union level, Poland took part in discussions over revision of the Tobacco Tax Directive and the Tobacco Products Directive. This study aims to explore the tobacco industry's tactics to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Induced Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1617-9625
DOI: 10.18332/tid/135637