在烟草工业的钥匙孔里看. 布朗和威廉姆森的文件是什么
S A Glantz1, D E Barnes, L Bero
1Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0124, USA.
JAMA
|July 19, 1995
概括
烟草行业的文件揭示了复杂的法律和公关策略,以避免诉讼和操纵科学研究. 像B&W和BAT这样的公司在30多年前就知道尼古丁会让人上,烟雾会致癌.
科学领域:
- 烟草行业研究 烟草行业研究
- 法律和公共关系战略 法律和公共关系战略
- 尼古丁成和健康影响
背景情况:
- 以前没有记录的烟草行业活动.
- 避免产品责任诉讼的策略.
- 操纵关于吸烟影响的科学研究.
研究的目的:
- 介绍关于烟草行业隐藏的做法的论文.
- 检查有关诉讼和研究的策略.
- 了解行业对成和健康影响的方法.
主要方法:
- 从布朗和威廉姆森 (B&W) 和英国美式烟草 (BAT) 的文件分析.
- 包括来自匿名来源的材料,国会和前BAT官员的文件.
- 审查机密报告和内部法律备忘录.
主要成果:
- 文件揭示了吸烟研究的关键时期的内部工作.
- 复杂的法律和公关策略,以逃避吸烟引起的疾病的责任.
- 证据表明,律师们正在引导科学研究远离某些方向.
结论:
- 30多年前,B&W和BAT承认尼古丁成和烟雾致癌性.
- 工业界的行动与人们对因果关系和成的说法所谓的不信任相矛盾.
- 这些文件揭示了故意努力管理科学叙事并避免问责.
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