Environmental and economic evaluation of the Massachusetts smoke-free workplace law

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 269-281

  Alpert, Hillel R ^a   Carpenter, Carrie M ^a   Travers, Mark J ^b   Connolly, Gregory N ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Legislation and jurisprudence; Occupational exposure; Smoking; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DRINKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; SMOKE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAX; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESTAURANTS; SMOKING; TAXES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34347372840     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9048-6     Document Type: Article

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