YOUR report (LET, October 17) states that "new evidence linking passive smoking with ill health" has been produced by Dr Law and his team.
For the sake of accuracy, it should be noted that these findings are based on a review of other people's research, which is already in the public domain.
It adds nothing to a subject which has been debated by scientists for several years. What is new are the alarmist conclusions being drawn from the data in the studies
JOHN CARLISLE, Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, Tufton Street, Westminster, London.
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