Tobacco industry success in Costa Rica: the importance of FCTC article 5.3 El éxito de la industria tabacalera en Costa Rica: la importancia del artículo 5.3 del CMCT

• Main Authors: Eric Crosbie (Author), Ernesto M Sebrié (Author), Stanton A Glantz (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze how the tobacco industry influenced tobacco control policymaking in Costa Rica. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Review of tobacco industry documents, tobacco control legislation, newspaper articles, and interviewing of key informants. RESULTS: During the mid-to-late 1980s, Health Minist...