Impact of FDA regulations restricting outdoor cigarette advertising near schools examined
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 05:20
in Mathematics & Economics
When the FDA proposed new rules restricting outdoor tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds in 2009, the tobacco industry argued that such rules would lead to a near complete ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas. An article in the March 2011 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that the effect of these rules would be less severe than the industry contends.