Before and after study of bar workers' perceptions of the impact of smoke-free workplace legislation in the Republic of Ireland

BMC Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pursell, Lisa ^a   Allwright, Shane ^b   O'Donovan, Diarmuid ^a   Paul, Gillian ^b   Kelly, Alan ^b   Mullally, Bernie J ^c   D'Eath, Maureen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTAURANTS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34447640703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-131     Document Type: Article

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