Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 367-378

  Goodman, Patrick G ^a   Haw, Sally ^c   Kabir, Zubair ^b   Clancy, Luke ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society   (Ireland)

^c NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Smoke free laws; Smoking policies; Tobacco consumption

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449105723     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0089-8     Document Type: Review

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