The vector of the tobacco epidemic: tobacco industry practices in low and middle-income countries

S Lee, PM Ling, SA Glantz - Cancer Causes & Control, 2012 - Springer
Purpose To understand transnational tobacco companies'(TTCs) practices in low and
middle-income countries which serve to block tobacco-control policies and promote tobacco …

The unequal health of Europeans: successes and failures of policies

JP Mackenbach, M Karanikolos, M McKee - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Europe, with its 53 countries and divided history, is a remarkable but inadequately exploited
natural laboratory for studies of the effects of health policy. In this paper, the first in a Series …

The grey hoodie project: Big tobacco, big tech, and the threat on academic integrity

M Abdalla, M Abdalla - Proceedings of the 2021 AAAI/ACM Conference …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
As governmental bodies rely on academics' expert advice to shape policy regarding Artificial
Intelligence, it is important that these academics not have conflicts of interests that may cloud …

Denialism: what is it and how should scientists respond?

P Diethelm, M McKee - The European Journal of Public Health, 2009 - academic.oup.com
“Results: ETS exposure during childhood was not associated with an increased risk of lung
cancer (odds ratio [OR] for ever exposure= 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI]= 0.64–0.96).” It …

[HTML][HTML] The limits of corporate social responsibility: techniques of neutralization, stakeholder management and political CSR

G Fooks, A Gilmore, J Collin, C Holden, K Lee - Journal of business ethics, 2013 - Springer
Since scholarly interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has primarily focused on the
synergies between social and economic performance, our understanding of how (and the …

The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries

C Knai, M Petticrew, S Capewell, R Cassidy… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Objectives Most non-communicable diseases are preventable and largely driven by the
consumption of harmful products, such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling and ultra-processed …

[HTML][HTML] Manufacturing doubt: Assessing the effects of independent vs industry-sponsored messaging about the harms of fossil fuels, smoking, alcohol, and sugar …

N Maani, MCI Van Schalkwyk, FT Filippidis, C Knai… - SSM-Population …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Manufacturers of harmful products engage in misinformation tactics long
employed by the tobacco industry to emphasize uncertainty about scientific evidence and …

What is known about tobacco industry efforts to influence tobacco tax? A systematic review of empirical studies

KE Smith, E Savell, AB Gilmore - Tobacco control, 2013 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Objective To systematically review studies of tobacco industry efforts to influence tobacco tax
policies. Methods Searches were conducted between 1 October 2009 and 31 March 2010 in …

Falling down the rabbit hole? Methodological, conceptual and policy issues in current health inequalities research

M Kelly-Irving, WP Ball, C Bambra, C Delpierre… - Critical public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Persistent health inequalities pose a challenge to researchers and policymakers. Decades
of research have illuminated mechanisms that underlie health inequalities, now we must …

Public health, corporations and the new responsibility deal: promoting partnerships with vectors of disease?

AB Gilmore, E Savell, J Collin - Journal of Public Health, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The products of tobacco, alcohol and food industries are responsible for a significant and
growing proportion of the global burden of disease. Smoking and alcohol combined account …