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. 2010 Apr 20;7(4):e1000232.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000232.

Brazil and the framework convention on tobacco control: global health diplomacy as soft power

Kelley Lee  1 , Luiz Carlos Chagas, Thomas E Novotny
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Brazil and the framework convention on tobacco control: global health diplomacy as soft power

Kelley Lee et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

As part of the PLoS Medicine series on Global Health Diplomacy, Kelley Lee and colleagues provide a case study of Brazil's growing influence in international relations and global health, using as an example that country's role and use of “soft power” in the negotiation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

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Conflict of interest statement

Kelley Lee and Thomas E. Novotny are on the Editorial Board of PLoS Medicine.

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