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Norwegian physicians are required to evaluate costs and benefits of various medical interventions before patients are subjected to them. But do they have the right information about costs to fulfil their role as gate-keepers propperly?

A new study of the income of pubs and restaurants in Norway, which completely banned smoking in such establishments in 2004, shows that the ban has not had a negative long term effect on either type of venue. Read more about the findings in this study in a interview with H.O. Melberg in British Medical Journal.