Enforcement of tobacco purchase, use, and possession laws in four Kentucky communities

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-147

  Hahn, Ellen J ^a,b   Riker, Carol ^c   Butler, Karen M ^c   Cavendish, Sarah ^c   Lewis, Paul ^d   Greathouse Maggio, Lisa W ^b,c   Nunley, Veronica ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Tobacco Policy Research Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Tobacco Environmental Strategies Prevention Enhancement Site   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Public policy; Smoking; Youth tobacco access

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MINORS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 34547130285     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154407303500     Document Type: Article

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