Smoke-Free Ordinances in Texas Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars, 2000-2007

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-95

  Gingiss, Phyllis M ^a   Boerm, Melynda ^a   Huang, Philip ^b   Hermer, Laura ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Travis County Medical Examiner Department   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORITY GROUPS; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; TEXAS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 58149186482     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.032     Document Type: Article

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