TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Achieving fire safe cigarette legislation through coalition based legislative advocacy JO - Tobacco control A1 - Goldstein, A. A1 - Grant, Emma A1 - McCullough, Anna A1 - Cairns, Bruce A1 - Kurian, Ann SP - 75 EP - 79 VL - 19 IS - 1 N2 - Advocates who work for tobacco control legislation through coalition based policy advocacy have access to a broad base of support and resources which are critical to overcoming the tobacco industry lobby. This article provides an example of how a coalition based advocacy strategy that engaged a diverse group of stakeholders and was supported by a national coordinating movement achieved state level fire-safe cigarette legislation in a tobacco producing and manufacturing state.

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LA - en SN - 0964-4563 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2009.029538 ID - ref1 ER -