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Published online 29 May 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020527-4
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Giants accused of smokescreen
Study alleges tobacco industry is keeping pubs and restaurants smoky.
US public-health researchers are accusing the tobacco industry of manipulating restaurant and bar trade bodies to maintain smoking in public places. Even designated non-smoking areas do not protect workers or patrons from second-hand smoke, they claim.
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