Employee's perceived exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, passive smoking risk beliefs and attitudes towards smoking: A case study in a university setting

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-33

  Duaso, M J ^a,b   De Irala, J ^c   Canga, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EMPLOYEE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SMOKING; SPAIN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 32644441986     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyh038     Document Type: Article

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