Tobacco Industry Influence on Science and Scientists in Germany

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ID11031329
AutoresThilo Grüning (At the time of the study, Thilo Grüning was with the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, England. Anna B. Gilmore and Martin McKee are with the European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London.), Anne Gilmore (0000-0003-0281-1248, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust), Anna B Gilmore (At the time of the study, Thilo Grüning was with the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, England. Anna B. Gilmore and Martin McKee are with the European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London.), Martin Mckee (0000-0002-0121-9683, At the time of the study, Thilo Grüning was with the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, England. Anna B. Gilmore and Martin McKee are with the European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London.)
Año2006
Volumen96
Número1
Páginas20-32
Fecha de publicación2006-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2004.061507
PMID16317203
PMCIDPMC1470431
OpenAlexW2144605149
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas33
Referencias citadas29

Using tobacco industry documents, we examined how and why the tobacco industry sought to influence science and scientists in Germany as a possible factor in explaining the German opposition to stricter tobacco regulation. Smoking and health research programs were organized both separately by individual tobacco companies and jointly through their German trade organization. An extensive network of scientists and scientific institutions with tobacco industry links was developed. Science was distorted in 5 ways: suppression, dilution, distraction, concealment, and manipulation. The extent of tobacco industry influence over the scientific establishment in Germany is profound. The industry introduced serious bias that probably influenced scientific and public opinion in Germany. This influence likely undermined efforts to control tobacco use

Business · Environmental health · Geography · German · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public opinion · Public relations · Tobacco control · Tobacco industry · Law · Medicine · Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare · Smoking Behavior and Cessation