PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S Chapman
TI  - “It is possible he is a kind of nut”: how the tobacco industry quietly promoted Dr William Whitby
AID  - 10.1136/tc.12.suppl_3.iii4
DP  - 2003 Dec 01
TA  - Tobacco Control
PG  - iii4--iii6
VI  - 12
IP  - suppl 3
4099  - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/12/suppl_3/iii4.short
4100  - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/12/suppl_3/iii4.full
SO  - Tob Control2003 Dec 01; 12
AB  - Dr William Whitby was a general practitioner in Sydney who, from 1978 until about 1987, self published two books extolling the virtues of smoking and ridiculing anti-smoking claims. Privately the tobacco industry regarded him as “nutty”, while nonetheless believing that his views should be promoted. They quietly supported him by distributing his book, offering legal advice, and persuading him to take media training. Many Australians would have been exposed to his views.