Compared with traditional meta-analysis using linear mixed effect models, MR-BRT relaxes the assumption of a log(linear) relationship between exposure and risk, incorporates between-study heterogeneity into the uncertainty of risk estimates, handles estimates reported across different exposure categories, automatically identifies and trims outliers, and systematically tests and adjusts for bias due to study designs and characteristics
The EU Member States and the European Commission are active partners in the WHOs Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, a legally binding international treaty that aims to reduce the damaging health and economic impacts of tobacco consumption
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For example, Japan Tobacco International (JTI), the third largest tobacco multinational, rebranded some of its menthol cigarettes in the months before the law went into effect, claiming that the products did not have the characterizing flavor specifically banned, though the company admitted that there is no way to know this for sure
