[Harvard Medical School Study of Smoking and Heart...
Title
[Harvard Medical School Study of Smoking and Heart and Lung Disease]
Person Authors
Reif, Arnold E.
Document Date
19730206 (February 6, 1973)
Document Type
Letter
Bates Number
502405775/5782
Bates Defendant
502405775/5782
Bates Plaintiff
RJR284432/4439
Keywords
Research Studies , Industry Sponsored Research , Health Effects , Antismoking Groups , Media Coverage , Public Relations
Collection
Mangini
Pages
8
Persons Mentioned
Kass, Dr. Edward H. , Ebert, Robert H. , Russ, Dr. , Myrdal, Gunnar , Huber, Dr.
Corporation
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Other Corporations
Harvard Medical SchoolChanning LaboratoryTufts UniversityAction on Smoking and Health, New England Committee (ASH)
Notes
Text faint or blurry in places.
Description
Letter responding to letter received by Reif in response to his first letter to Dean Ebert over the publication of the study by Harvard Medical School on the association of Smoking with Heart and Lung Disease. Letter explains in detail what he considers invalid or questionable purposes of the Tobacco Industry funding such research at a prestigious institution such as Harvard.
Litigation Usage
Mangini v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Civil Case No. 939359 ,