From: men11@columbia.edu Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:39 PM To: Pam Parker Cc: men11@columbia.edu Subject: AJPH - AJPH/2009/163873 - Final Decision AJPH/2009/163873 Economics and the War Against Tobacco by Pam Parker Dear Pam Parker, After careful editorial review, we regret to inform you that we cannot publish your Letter to the Editor in the American Journal of Public Health. The potential to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education is our foremost consideration. Other criteria guide us in our decision-making process, including balance among topics covered, fit with planned theme issues, and interest to our readers and the general public. Sincerely, Mary E. Northridge, PhD, MPH Editor-in-Chief, AJPH