Public opinion on smoke-free policies in restaurants and predicted effect on patronage in Hong Kong

Tobacco Control

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-200

  Lam, T H ^a   Janghorbani, M ^b   Hedley, A J ^a,c   Ho, S Y ^a   McGhee, S M ^a   Chan, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Hong Kong Cncl on Smoking and Hlth   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; RESTAURANTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0036727957     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.11.3.195     Document Type: Article

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