The politics of smoking in federal buildings: An executive order case study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1588-1595

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DECISION MAKING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69049097134     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.151829     Document Type: Article

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