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Big brains payrolled by Big Tobacco [1]

It is well known that when the dangers of smoking became increasingly obvious in the 1950s, tobacco companies funded scientific research aimed at downplaying the risks. Now, a little-known strand of that campaign, aimed at giving an intellectual gloss to pro-smoking arguments, has been detailed for the first time.

Publication Date: 
16/02/2008
Jim Giles [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Tags:
Tobacco [4], Health Effects [5], Medical Research [6], Smoking [7]
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