International (scientific journals and organisations) links

The Global Tobacco Death Clock
http://www.globalink.org/deathclock.shtml

*American Medical Association Journal (JAMA)
http://www.jama.com/

*British Medical Journal
A world famous medico-scientific magazine regularly publishes research on tobacco and health
www.bmj.org

British Medical Journal
Tobacco dedicated issue to coincide with the 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, 6-11 August 2000.
http://www.bmj.com/content/vol321/issue7257/#top

History of Tobacco through picture cards
Site illustrating the history of tobacco advertising from cigarette cards through to modern campaigns -- particularly good on the history of women in ads.
http://users.wclynx.com/theshaws/index.html

*International Agency for Reseach on Cancer
Part of the World Health Organization, IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control
www.iarc.fr/

International Union Against Cancer - Union Internationale Contre le Cancer
The UICC is devoted exclusively to all aspects of the worldwide fight against cancer. Its objectives are to advance scientific and medical knowledge in research, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer, and to promote all other aspects of the campaign against cancer throughout the world. Particular emphasis is placed on professional and public education.
http://www.uicc.org/programmes/tobacco/

Coalition Internationale Anti-Tabac des Organisations Non Gouvernementales - International Non-Governmental Coalition Against Tobacco (INGCAT)
Aims include: facilitate the implementation of an international treaty on tobacco control; facilitate exchange between member organisations about their tobacco control activities, plans, publications and newsletters.
http://www.ingcat.org/

Investor Responsibility Research Center
IRRC's mission is to provide the highest quality impartial research on companies and shareholders worldwide. Ideal for anyone interested in the business/economics of the tobacco industry. Have to subscribe to future information
www.irrc.org/

International Network of Women Against Tobacco (INWAT)
Founded in 1990 by women tobacco control leaders to address the complex issues of tobacco use among women and young girls. Ideal resource for student projects
www.inwat.org/

*Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA is a world famous medico-scientific magazine regularly publishes research on tobacco and health
www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/jama/jamahome.htm

*(The) Lancet
A world famous medico-scientific magazine regularly publishes research on tobacco and health
www.thelancet.com

*Master Tobacco Page
A wealth of information from the latest health reports to news, quotes and misdemeanours of the tobacco industry
www.tobacco.org

Medline
Access via the CDC Office on Smoking and Health's database
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

Nature Magazine
A world famous scientific magazine occasionally publishes articles on tobacco and health
www.nature.com

Neurology
Neurology is the Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology
http://www.neurology.org/

*New England Journal of Medicine
Owned and published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the NEJM is a world famous medico-scientifc magazine regularly publishes research on tobacco and health
www.nejm.org

New Scientist
A world famous scientific magazine carries articles on tobacco and health
www.newscientist.com

*On Line Medical Magazines and Journals
Takes you straight to the homepages of 35 journals. Some have subscriber pages only
http://www.flmed.net/zine/

Reference and Document Supply collections of the British Library
This free service will allow you to find out what material is held in the major Reference and Document Supply collections of the British Library. In many cases it will also be possible to request copies of document supply material from the Library's Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) at Boston Spa.
http://blpc.bl.uk/

Society for Research into Nicotine and Tobacco
Aims:

• To sponsor the exchange of information on the biological, behavioral, social, and economic effects of nicotine;
• To encourage scientific research on public health efforts for the prevention and treatment of cigarette and tobacco use; 3) To provide the means by which governmental, regulatory, and other public agencies can obtain expert advice on critical issues concerning tobacco use, nicotine dependence, and the therapeutic uses of nicotine.

www.srnt.org

Alta Vista search on "tobacco-control"
http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&msn&q=tobacco-control

Tobacco Control Journal
Quarterly scientific journal launched in 1992 to consider all aspects of tobacco prevention and control. Now full text online.
http://www.tobaccocontrol.com
Fully searchable archive, articles collected by topic, customises email alerts, direct access to Medline, and more... from The BMJ Publishing Group.
www.bmj.com/

*World Health Organization
The European regional office. The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO recently made tobacco control at the top of its agenda. It has created a framework convention on tobacco control which it hopes States will sign up to and regulate poor tobacco marketing practices
www.who.dk

*World Health Organization
Swiss HQ
www.who.ch

*WHO Tobacco Free Initiative
The Tobacco Free Initiative: outlines the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. An international policy on tobacco control
www.who.int/toh/

WHO Report
Combating the Tobacco Epidemic
http://www.who.int/whr/1999/en/pdf/Chapter5.pdf

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
On 24 May 1999, the 191-member World Health Assembly (WHA), the governing body of the World Health Organization, unanimously backed a resolution calling for work to begin on a new legal instrument that could address issues as diverse as tobacco advertising and promotion, agricultural diversification, smuggling, taxes and subsidies. Includes documentation of the Working Group Available in the official languages of WHO (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish).
http://www.who.int/gb/fctc/

*World Medical Association
An organization representing physicians from all medical disciplines and sectors, and all regions of the world, has passed several tobacco control policies
www.wma.net