Public attitudes to laws for smoke-free private vehicles: A brief review

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Thomson, G ^a   Wilson, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR; CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 69149087102     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2008.027672     Document Type: Review

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