Regulatory approaches to ending cigarette-caused death and disease in the United States

American Journal of Law and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 290-297

  Daynard, Richard ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COMMERCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SMOKING; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880063534     PISSN: 00988588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009885881303900205     Document Type: Article

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