From strange bedfellows to natural allies: The shifting allegiance of fire service organisations in the push for federal fire-safe cigarette legislation

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 338-345

  Barbeau, E M ^a   Kelder, G ^a   Ahmed, S ^b   Mantuefel, V ^b   Balbach, E D ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIRE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; SAFETY; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FIRES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LOBBYING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25844452919     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.010637     Document Type: Article

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