Tobacco was introduced into Europe from America at the end of the fifteenth century. At first
used primarily for medicinal purposes it came to be burnt in pipes for pleasure on a large …

We apply a generalized Bayesian age–period–cohort (APC) model to a data-set on lung
cancer mortality in West Germany, in the period 1952–1996. Our goal is to predict future …

Tobacco control leaders were extremely proud of the movement's achievements in the state
of Minnesota. In sharing their perspectives and experiences with Mark Wolfson, they found a …

This innovative study examines the authority constituting the European Union. It claims that
the type of power constituting a transnational regime transcends traditional forms of …

As scientific research moves increasingly to the private sector, the social organization of
science undergoes important transformations. Focusing on the production of ignorance …

Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical
factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why …

Despite its well known harmful effects on health, tobacco use is widespread throughout the
world. Approximately one third of the global population become smokers at the age of 15 …

The discussion of concepts of causality has been a staple of philosophical discourse since
at least Aristotle. Very well known are Aristotle's four types of causes: the material cause, the …

This article analyses the institutional coevolution of policy sectors–in other words, the mutual
influence and adaptation of the institutional connection between related policy areas. The …

290 DOLL factor for many diseases, Sir Richard creates an exciting panorama of the way
medicine viewed, used, and then warned against tobacco. The work of this internationally …