About the Authors
- Risako Shirane
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* E-mail: shirane@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
Current address: Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- Katherine Smith
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Affiliation Global Public Health Unit, School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Hana Ross
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Affiliation International Tobacco Control Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Karin E. Silver
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Affiliation Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- Simon Williams
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Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- Anna Gilmore
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Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: RS KS KES SW AG. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: RS KS AG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: HR KES SW. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: RS KS HR KES SW AG. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: RS KS HR KES SW AG. Document serching: RS KS. Background data: HR SW AG. Prepared interview schedule: HR SW AG. Helped with translation of participant information and consent form: HR. Undertook the interviews: HR. Directed the overall project including this case study and supervised the documentary and interview analyses: AG.