The successful efforts of the industry to influence smoking legislation in Switzerland since 1990 up to now: lessons from the analysis of the parliamentary process on cantonal and federal level

R. Kaelin, P. Diethelm (Berne, Geneva, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Tobacco: from smoke to disease
Session: Tobacco: from smoke to disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1159
Disease area: Airway diseases

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