Identifying carcinogens: The tobacco industry and regulatory politics in the United States

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 747-766

  Cook, Daniel M ^b   Bero, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARCINOGEN; CIGARETTE SMOKE; DIOXIN; ETHYLENE OXIDE; ISOPRENE; NICKEL COMPLEX; SILICON DIOXIDE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; NICOTINE;

CARCINOGEN; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; TOBACCO;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

CARCINOGENS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; NICOTINE; POLITICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 34547879281     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/A4MN-6WG5-J7TA-KQ00     Document Type: Review

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