Beliefs regarding smoking in the workplace: Results from the Global Workplace Smoking Survey

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 391-401

  Halpern, Michael T ^a   Taylor, Humphrey ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Harris Interactive   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude to health; Employee; Employer; Questionnaire; Smoking; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449122972     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0086-y     Document Type: Article

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