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. 2006 Feb 11;332(7537):355-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7537.355.

British American Tobacco's erosion of health legislation in Uzbekistan

Anna B Gilmore  1 , Jeff Collin, Martin McKee
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British American Tobacco's erosion of health legislation in Uzbekistan

Anna B Gilmore et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Uzbekistan shows how countries that privatise state owned tobacco industry can be manipulated by global companies

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Comment in

  • The tobacco industry in developing countries.
    Sebrié E, Glantz SA. Sebrié E, et al. BMJ. 2006 Feb 11;332(7537):313-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7537.313. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16470028 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Tobacco: are we all to blame?
    Burton JH. Burton JH. BMJ. 2006 Feb 25;332(7539):491. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7539.491-b. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16497780 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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