Editorial:

Standing with those who seek justice

Ruth E Malone

Tob Control 2009; 18: 337. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.033530

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Perspectives:

Socially responsible investing is no "sell out"

Michael H Crosby

Tob Control 2009; 18: 338-339. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.031385

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Views on trying to change the tobacco industry: health justice and marginalisation of tobacco companies

Martin Otañez

Tob Control 2009; 18: 339-340. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.031393

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Notice:

Cover credits correction

Tob Control 2009; 18: 340.

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News analysis:

News analysis

Tob Control 2009; 18: 341-344. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.033167

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Research papers:

Effect of household passive smoking exposure on the risk of ischaemic heart disease in never-smoke female patients in Hong Kong

D Ding, J Wing-Hong Fung, Q Zhang, G Wai-Kwok Yip, C-K Chan, and C-M Yu

Tob Control 2009; 18: 354-357.
Published Online First: 7 May 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.026112

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Impact of graphic and text warnings on cigarette packs: findings from four countries over five years

R Borland, N Wilson, G T Fong, D Hammond, K M Cummings, H-H Yong, W Hosking, G Hastings, J Thrasher, and A McNeill

Tob Control 2009; 18: 358-364.
Published Online First: 28 June 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028043

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Smoking uptake and prevalence in Ghana

E Owusu-Dabo, S Lewis, A McNeill, A Gilmore, and J Britton

Tob Control 2009; 18: 365-370.
Published Online First: 5 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.030635

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Do smoking cessation programmes influence geographical inequalities in health? An evaluation of the impact of the PEGS programme in Christchurch, New Zealand

R Hiscock, J Pearce, R Barnett, G Moon, and V Daley

Tob Control 2009; 18: 371-376.
Published Online First: 25 June 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028894

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Enacting tobacco taxes by direct popular vote in the United States: lessons from 20 years of experience

K L Lum, R L Barnes, and S A Glantz

Tob Control 2009; 18: 377-386.
Published Online First: 25 June 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.029843

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Distinguishing risk factors for the onset of cravings, withdrawal symptoms and tolerance in novice adolescent smokers

P Wileyto, J O’Loughlin, M Lagerlund, G Meshefedjian, E Dugas, and A Gervais

Tob Control 2009; 18: 387-392.
Published Online First: 30 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.030189

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Educational inequalities in smoking cessation trends in Italy, 1982–2002

B Federico, G Costa, W Ricciardi, and A E Kunst

Tob Control 2009; 18: 393-398.
Published Online First: 16 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.029280

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Secondhand tobacco smoke concentrations in motor vehicles: a pilot study

M R Jones, A Navas-Acien, J Yuan, and P N Breysse

Tob Control 2009; 18: 399-404.
Published Online First: 25 August 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.029942

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The effect of smoke-free policies on revenue in bars in Tasmania, Australia

A Lal and M Siahpush

Tob Control 2009; 18: 405-408.
Published Online First: 16 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028589

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Smoking restrictions in the home and secondhand smoke exposure among primary schoolchildren before and after introduction of the Scottish smoke-free legislation

P C Akhtar, S J Haw, D B Currie, R Zachary, and C E Currie

Tob Control 2009; 18: 409-415.
Published Online First: 10 August 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.030627

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Special communication:

Special communication: China’s first historic efforts to develop a tobacco control advocacy workforce via schools of public health

T Yang, X Yang, Q Lv, Q Zhao, and X Ke

Tob Control 2009; 18: 422-424.
Published Online First: 20 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.031815

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Brief report:

Estimating missed government tax revenue from foreign tobacco: survey of discarded cigarette packs

N Wilson, G Thomson, R Edwards, and J Peace

Tob Control 2009; 18: 416-418.
Published Online First: 30 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.031278

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Review article:

The hazards and benefits associated with smoking and smoking cessation in Asia: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

K Nakamura, R Huxley, A Ansary-Moghaddam, and M Woodward

Tob Control 2009; 18: 345-353.
Published Online First: 16 July 2009. doi:10.1136/tc.2008.028795

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Industry watch:

Japanese street smoking bans: a Japan Tobacco foil to prevent clean indoor air policy?

Simon Chapman

Tob Control 2009; 18: 419. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.031997

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Ad Watch:

The tobacco health nexus? Health messages in narghile advertisements

Joanna Khalil, Robin L Heath, Rima T Nakkash, and Rema A Afifi

Tob Control 2009; 18: 420-421. doi:10.1136/tc.2009.030148

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Miscellanea:

The lighter slide

Tob Control 2009; 18: 364.

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The lighter side

Tob Control 2009; 18: 392.

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