Lobbying
"Lobbying" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A process whereby representatives of a particular interest group attempt to influence governmental decision makers to accept the policy desires of the lobbying organization.
| Descriptor ID |
D008119
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.738.610
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lobbying" by people in Profiles.
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Wynia MK. Public health, public trust and lobbying. Am J Bioeth. 2007 Jun; 7(6):4-7.
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Lopipero P, Bero LA. Tobacco interests or the public interest: 20 years of industry strategies to undermine airline smoking restrictions. Tob Control. 2006 Aug; 15(4):323-32.
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Cook DM, Tong EK, Glantz SA, Bero LA. The power of paperwork: how Philip Morris neutralized the medical code for secondhand smoke. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Jul-Aug; 24(4):994-1004.
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Bero LA. Tobacco industry manipulation of research. Public Health Rep. 2005 Mar-Apr; 120(2):200-8.
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Bryan-Jones K, Bero LA. Tobacco industry efforts to defeat the occupational safety and health administration indoor air quality rule. Am J Public Health. 2003 Apr; 93(4):585-92.
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Montini T, Bero LA. Policy makers' perspectives on tobacco control advocates' roles in regulation development. Tob Control. 2001 Sep; 10(3):218-24.
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Zakocs RC, Earp JA, Runyan CW. State gun control advocacy tactics and resources. Am J Prev Med. 2001 May; 20(4):251-7.
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Mangurian CV, Bero LA. Lessons learned from the tobacco industry's efforts to prevent the passage of a workplace smoking regulation. Am J Public Health. 2000 Dec; 90(12):1926-30.
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Glasgow RE. Are research and policy advocacy two separate worlds? Diabetes Care. 1996 Oct; 19(10):1165-6.