Editorial:

Tobacco corporate social responsibility and fairy godmothers: the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control slays a modern myth

Gerard Hastings and Jonathan Liberman

Tob Control 2009; 18: 73-74. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.029264

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Perspectives:

From the editor: the diverse, dynamic new world of global tobacco control

Ruth E Malone

Tob Control 2009; 18: 75. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.029645

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COP-3: my personal impressions

Paula Johns

Tob Control 2009; 18: 76. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.029223

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COP-3: in praise of smaller countries

Francis Thompson

Tob Control 2009; 18: 76. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.029561

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A reflection on the experience of COP-3

Jonathan D Liberman

Tob Control 2009; 18: 77. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.029215

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A reflection on the experience of COP-3: Thailand’s perspectives

Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan

Tob Control 2009; 18: 77. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.029256

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News analysis:

News analysis

Tob Control 2009; 18: 78-81.

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Research papers:

Quitting cigarettes completely or switching to smokeless tobacco: do US data replicate the Swedish results?

S-H Zhu, J B Wang, A Hartman, Y Zhuang, A Gamst, J T Gibson, H Gilljam, and M R Galanti

Tob Control 2009; 18: 82-87.
Published Online First: 23 January 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028209

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Txt2stop: a pilot randomised controlled trial of mobile phone-based smoking cessation support

C Free, R Whittaker, R Knight, T Abramsky, A Rodgers, and I G Roberts

Tob Control 2009; 18: 88-91. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.026146

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Socioeconomic differences in smoking trends among pregnant women at first antenatal visit in Sweden 1982–2001: increasing importance of educational level for the total burden of smoking

K Moussa, P O Östergren, M Grahn, A E Kunst, F Eek, and B Essén

Tob Control 2009; 18: 92-97.
Published Online First: 30 October 2008. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.026336

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Reading culture from tobacco advertisements in Indonesia

Mimi Nichter, S Padmawati, M Danardono, N Ng, Y Prabandari, and Mark Nichter

Tob Control 2009; 18: 98-107.
Published Online First: 25 November 2008. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.025809

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Relationship between job strain and smoking cessation: the Finnish Public Sector Study

A Kouvonen, J Vahtera, A Väänänen, R De Vogli, T Heponiemi, M Elovainio, M Virtanen, T Oksanen, S J Cox, J Pentti, and M Kivimäki

Tob Control 2009; 18: 108-114.
Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.025411

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Associations between adult and childhood secondhand smoke exposures and fecundity and fetal loss among women who visited a cancer hospital

L J Peppone, K M Piazza, M C Mahoney, G R Morrow, K M Mustian, O G Palesh, and A Hyland

Tob Control 2009; 18: 115-120.
Published Online First: 27 November 2008. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.027961

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The prevalence of household second-hand smoke exposure and its correlated factors in six counties of China

C-P Wang, S J Ma, X F Xu, J-F Wang, C Z Mei, and G-H Yang

Tob Control 2009; 18: 121-126.
Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.024836

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Predicting smokers’ non-compliance with smoking restrictions in public places

L Lazuras, J R Eiser, and A Rodafinos

Tob Control 2009; 18: 127-131.
Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.025841

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The relationship between local clean indoor air policies and smoking behaviours in Minnesota youth

E G Klein, J L Forster, D J Erickson, L A Lytle, and B Schillo

Tob Control 2009; 18: 132-137.
Published Online First: 22 December 2008. doi:10.1136/tc.2007.024307

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Economic cost of tobacco use in India, 2004

R M John, H-Y Sung, and W Max

Tob Control 2009; 18: 138-143.
Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.027466

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Using a quitline plus low-cost nicotine replacement therapy to help disadvantaged smokers to quit

C L Miller and V Sedivy

Tob Control 2009; 18: 144-149.
Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.026492

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The impact of smoking and quitting on household expenditure patterns and medical care costs in China

Y Xin, J Qian, L Xu, S Tang, J Gao, and J A Critchley

Tob Control 2009; 18: 150-155.
Published Online First: 21 January 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.026955

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Brief report:

Pet owners’ attitudes and behaviours related to smoking and second-hand smoke: a pilot study

S M Milberger, R M Davis, and A L Holm

Tob Control 2009; 18: 156-158.
Published Online First: 10 February 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028282

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PostScript:

Cigarette smuggling in Italy, 2005–8

S Gallus, I Tramacere, P Zuccaro, P Colombo, and C La Vecchia

Tob Control 2009; 18: 159-160. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028068

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Miscellanea:

The lighter side

Tob Control 2009; 18: 143.

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The lighter side

Tob Control 2009; 18: 158.

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