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ARTICLE | July 19, 1995

Lawyer Control of the Tobacco Industry's External Research Program: Title and subTitle BreakThe Brown and Williamson Documents FREE

Lisa Bero, PhD; Deborah E. Barnes; Peter Hanauer, LLB; John Slade, MD; Stanton A. Glantz, PhD
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JAMA. 1995;274(3):241-247. doi:10.1001/jama.1995.03530030061035
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Objective.  —To examine the involvement of tobacco industry lawyers in the selection of tobacco industry scientific research projects and to examine how the research was used to influence public policy.

Data Sources.  —Documents from Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation, the British American Tobacco Company (BAT), and other tobacco interests provided by an anonymous source, obtained from Congress, and received from the private papers of a former BAT officer.

Study Selection.  —All available materials, including confidential reports regarding research and internal memoranda exchanged between tobacco industry lawyers.

Conclusions.  —The involvement of tobacco industry lawyers in the selection of scientific projects to be funded is in sharp contrast to the industry's public statements about its review process for its external research program. Scientific merit played little role in the selection of external research projects. The results of the projects were used to generate good publicity for the industry, to deflect attention away from tobacco use as a health danger, and to attempt, sometimes surreptitiously, to influence policymakers.(JAMA. 1995;274:241-247)

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We indexed the documents as part of our analysis and assigned each one a six-digit number. Documents are cited in this article using these numbers enclosed in braces (eg, {1234.56}) and listed at the end of the article after the regular reference section. The complete indexed document set has been deposited in the Archives and Special Collections Department of the University of California, San Francisco, Library and Center for Knowledge Management. As of this writing, these documents are being made available via the Internet at http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco through the World Wide Web.
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Bero L, Glantz S.  Tobacco industry response to a risk assessment of environmental tobacco smoke. Tobacco Control . 1993;;2:103-113.
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Durbin R.  The tobacco industry strategy: new subject, same tactics. Tobacco Control . 1993;;2:8-9.
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Bero L, Galbraith A, Rennie D.  Sponsored symposia on environmental tobacco smoke. JAMA . 1994;; 271:612-617.
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Slade J, Bero L, Hanauer P, Barnes DE, Glantz SA.  Nicotine and addiction: the Brown and Williamson documents. JAMA . 1995;;274:225-233.
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Becker C, Dubin T.  Activation of factor XII by tobacco glycoprotein. J Exp Med . 1977;;146:457-467.
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Barnes DE, Hanauer P, Slade J, Bero LA, Glantz SA.  Environmental tobacco smoke: the Brown and Williamson documents. JAMA . 1995;;274:248-253.
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Friedman G, Dales L, Ury H.  Mortality in middle-aged smokers and nonsmokers. N Engl J Med . 1979;;300:213-217.
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Bero L, Galbraith A, Rennie D.  The publication of sponsored symposiums in medical journals. N Engl J Med . 1992;;327:1135-1140.
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We indexed the documents as part of our analysis and assigned each one a six-digit number. Documents are cited in this article using these numbers enclosed in braces (eg, {1234.56}) and listed at the end of the article after the regular reference section. The complete indexed document set has been deposited in the Archives and Special Collections Department of the University of California, San Francisco, Library and Center for Knowledge Management. As of this writing, these documents are being made available via the Internet at http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco through the World Wide Web.
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Glantz SA, Barnes DE, Bero L, Hanauer P, Slade J.  Looking through a keyhole at the tobacco industry: the Brown and Williamson documents. JAMA 1995;;274:219-224.
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Council for Tobacco Research. 1992 Report of the Council for Tobacco Research USA, Inc . New York, NY: Council for Tobacco Research; 1992;.
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Sarokin H.  Opinion , Cipollone v Liggett Group, Inc . (683 Federal Supplement 1487, page 1492). US District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1988;.
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Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service . Washington, DC: US Dept of Health, Education and Welfare; 1964;. Public Health Service publication 1103.
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Sarokin H. Opinion, Haines v Liggett Group Inc . (1992 DC NJ) 140 Federal Rules Decisions 681. US District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1992;.
7 +
Samuels B, Glantz S.  The politics of local tobacco control. JAMA . 1991;;266:2110-2117.
8 +
Bero L, Glantz S.  Tobacco industry response to a risk assessment of environmental tobacco smoke. Tobacco Control . 1993;;2:103-113.
9 +
Durbin R.  The tobacco industry strategy: new subject, same tactics. Tobacco Control . 1993;;2:8-9.
10 +
Bero L, Galbraith A, Rennie D.  Sponsored symposia on environmental tobacco smoke. JAMA . 1994;; 271:612-617.
11 +
Slade J, Bero L, Hanauer P, Barnes DE, Glantz SA.  Nicotine and addiction: the Brown and Williamson documents. JAMA . 1995;;274:225-233.
12 +
Becker C, Dubin T.  Activation of factor XII by tobacco glycoprotein. J Exp Med . 1977;;146:457-467.
13 +
Barnes DE, Hanauer P, Slade J, Bero LA, Glantz SA.  Environmental tobacco smoke: the Brown and Williamson documents. JAMA . 1995;;274:248-253.
14 +
Friedman G, Dales L, Ury H.  Mortality in middle-aged smokers and nonsmokers. N Engl J Med . 1979;;300:213-217.
15 +
Bero L, Galbraith A, Rennie D.  The publication of sponsored symposiums in medical journals. N Engl J Med . 1992;;327:1135-1140.
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Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders . Washington, DC: Indoor Air Division, Office of Atmospheric and Indoor Programs, Office of Air and Radiation, US Environmental Protection Agency; 1992;. US Environmental Protection Agency document EPA/ 600/6-90/006F.

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