Building alliances in unlikely places: Progressive allies and the tobacco institute's coalition strategy on cigarette excise taxes

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1188-1196

  Campbell, Richard B ^a   Balbach, Edith D ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CIVIL RIGHTS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TRADE UNION; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ECONOMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650744424     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.143131     Document Type: Review

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